Korean slang profile

썸만추

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Seeking a close, almost-dating relationship without being official partners.

Expanded form: 썸으로 만남을 추구썸으로 만남을 추구 (seeking an almost-dating relationship)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Dec 10, 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
친구와 연애관을 이야기하다 썸만추의 뜻을 알았다.
Discussing views on dating with a friend, I learned what 썸만추 means.

02Documented history

December 2019The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2019 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2019 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

2019년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2019Original source checked Nov 14, 2026