Korean slang profile

쓸고 라면

sseulgo ramyeon

A humorous term for instant noodles made with expensive ingredients or great care.

Expanded form: 쓸데없이 고퀄리티인 라면쓸데없이 고퀄리티인 라면 (unnecessarily high-quality instant noodles)
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
고급 재료를 잔뜩 넣어 만든 한 그릇이 쓸고 라면 같았다.
The bowl packed with premium ingredients seemed like 쓸고 라면.

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