Korean slang profile
스포일러
spoiler
Revealing a story in advance
Revealing plot details before someone watches or reads a work. It can also refer to a person who gives away a movie's ending and spoils the experience.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 2, 2019
- 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
스포일러 당해서 영화 볼 맛이 떨어졌어.
Someone spoiled the movie for me, and now I'm less excited to watch it.
- Quoted from a source
스포일러(Spoiler)는 영화나 소설, 애니메이션 등의 줄거리나 내용을 예비 관객이나 독자에게 미리 밝히는 행위를 뜻한다.[1]
스포일러 (Spoiler) refers to the act of revealing the plot or contents of a movie, novel, animation, etc. to prospective viewers or readers in advance.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- May 2019스포일러 (Spoiler) refers to the act of revealing the plot or contents of a movie, novel, animation, etc. to prospective viewers or readers in advance.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Where the expression originated has not been verified. The 2019 source from Aju Business Daily only explains the meaning.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
The meaning is supported, but the sources do not explain how the expression was formed.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- '스포일러 뜻' 무엇이길래? (아주경제)Published May 2, 2019Original source checked Nov 5, 2026