Korean slang profile
소소잼
sosojaem
Enjoyment found in small, ordinary activities or events.
Enjoyment found in small, ordinary activities or events.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Not verified
- 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
퇴근길에 처음 보는 골목을 걷는 것도 나에게는 소소잼이다.
Walking down a new alley on my way home from work is 소소잼 for me.
02Documented history
- Time unconfirmedThe source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
대학내일20대연구소 presents it in its first-half 2016 trend forecast as a keyword for people in their twenties who enjoy small things. Although it includes ‘재미’ (fun), who created it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The institute's own explanation and 2016 forecast context were checked. publishedAt and firstSeen were omitted because publication-date metadata is absent.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 보도자료 2015-34호 — 생생한 20대 트렌드 예측서 (대학내일20대연구소)Original source checked Nov 14, 2026