Korean slang profile
시강
sigang
Being striking or attractive enough to draw everyone's eye.
Being striking or attractive enough to draw everyone's eye.
- Expanded form
- 시선 강탈시선 강탈 (stealing attention)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 21, 2016
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
단체 사진에서 혼자 빨간 모자를 쓴 친구가 시강이다.
My friend wearing the only red hat in our group photo is 시강.
02Documented history
- 2016The National Institute of Korean Language's report records ‘시강’ as praise for something eye-catching.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language's 2016 new-word survey report defines it as short for ‘시선 강탈’ (stealing attention). Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword and explanation were compared directly. Dates of cited articles were not adopted as firstSeen without checking the originals.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2016년 신어 조사 및 사용 주기 조사 (국립국어원)Published Dec 21, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026