Korean slang profile
소맥
somaek
Soju mixed with beer
A drink made by mixing soju and beer.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 12, 2003
- 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
회식 때 소맥 말아 줄게.
I'll mix you some soju and beer at the work dinner.
- Quoted from a source
소맥’이란 맥주와 소주를 섞은 것[1]
‘소맥’ is a mixture of beer and soju.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- May 2003The Dong-A Ilbo covered the ‘bomtanju’ drunk at professional baseball stadiums and explained the meaning of ‘소맥’ as a mixture of beer and soju.[1]
- January 2016MBN: “The skill of making the so-called ‘소맥 bomb liquor’, which is a mixture of soju and beer, is extraordinary.”[2]
- May 2019Electronic Newspaper: “‘Tesla’ (Terra + Chamisul) is challenging the stronghold of ‘Like Cass’ (Like Cass + Like Chum), the absolute leader in the ‘소맥 (a bomb drink mixed with soju and beer)’ market.”[3]
03Origin & word formation
A mix of beer and soju. A 2003 Dong-A Ilbo article explicitly explains the meaning. Neither the proposed formation from each word's first syllable nor the first user has been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The article explicitly supports the meaning, but does not explain how the word is formed.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [프로야구]야구장에 웬 ‘폭탄주’ (동아일보)Published May 12, 2003Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- 소맥 폭탄주 '2만 원 시대' 열리나 (MBN)Published Jan 5, 2016Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- 소맥 '테슬라' 돌풍, 맥주 시장 판도 바꾼다 (전자신문)Published May 19, 2019Original source checked Nov 5, 2026