Korean slang profile
슈스
syuseu
A short term for a highly popular star. Playfully used for suddenly famous animals as well as people.
A short term for a highly popular star. Playfully used for suddenly famous animals as well as people.
- Expanded form
- 슈퍼스타superstar
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Mar 20, 2024
- 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
우리 집 고양이 영상이 화제가 돼서 동네 슈스가 됐어.
My cat’s video became a hit, making the cat a neighborhood 슈스.
02Documented history
- March 2024와이티엔 gave 슈퍼스타 as the full form while reporting on a pet dog that became famous online.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for ‘슈퍼스타’ (superstar). A 2024 source from YTN confirms this formation or explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 한소희 '칼 든 강아지' 사진, 주인 등판…"슈퍼스타 됐다" (YTN)Published Mar 20, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026