Korean slang profile
신꾸
sinkku
Decorating shoes to personal taste by adding ornaments or other accessories.
Decorating shoes to personal taste by adding ornaments or other accessories.
- Expanded form
- 신발 꾸미기신발 꾸미기 (decorating shoes)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 6, 2024
- 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
새 운동화에 작은 장식을 달며 신꾸를 했어.
I did some 신꾸 by attaching small decorations to my new sneakers.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
The article explicitly defines it as a shortened form of 신발 꾸미기. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation was checked in a source we read directly. The circumstances of its earliest use and earlier sources need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- '신꾸'부터 '백꾸'까지...별다꾸 트렌드에 탑승한 유통업계 - 파이낸셜뉴스 (파이낸셜뉴스)Published Aug 6, 2024Original source checked Nov 12, 2026
- "신꾸·볼꾸 열풍"…동대문이 다시 핫플 됐다 [한컷] - 이투데이 (이투데이)Published Jul 3, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026