Korean slang profile
쓸로몬
sseulromon
A person who spends rationally by judging whether something is worth the money, likened to Solomon.
A person who spends rationally by judging whether something is worth the money, likened to Solomon.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 10, 2015
- 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
친구는 필요한 경험에는 돈을 쓰고 나머지는 아끼는 쓸로몬이다.
My friend is a 쓸로몬 who spends on worthwhile experiences and saves elsewhere.
02Documented history
- 2015-12-10The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and contemporary examples of “쓸로몬” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 143; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2015년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2015Original source checked Nov 14, 2026