Korean slang profile

뜨개코어

tteugaekoeo

A fashion trend expressing individuality through knit or crochet items that look handmade.

Expanded form: Not documented
Other spellings: 뜨개 코어
Earliest source found: Sep 1, 2025
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
직접 뜬 가방으로 뜨개코어 분위기를 더했어.
I added a 뜨개코어 feel with a bag I knitted myself.

02Documented history

2025-09-01Hankyung Business introduced a term combining the beginnings of mesh, see-through, and crochet, and the popularity of items with a hand-knitted feel.[1]

03Origin & word formation

A 2025 Hankyung Business article uses the term for growing interest in knit items that look hand-knitted alongside the popularity of crochet. How and when the expression was first created could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The meaning and usage were checked directly in the article. Who first named it and when it was first used need separate verification.

04Sources

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

끝나지 않는 여름…속비치는 메·시·크 활용법최수진의 패션채널 │ 한경매거진&북 (한경비즈니스)Published Sep 1, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026