Korean slang profile
뚜껑머리
ttukkeongmeori
A rounded, lid-like haircut
A figurative name for a haircut with rounded bangs covering the forehead and rounded, connected side and back edges.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 바가지머리
- Earliest source found
- 2009
- 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
새로 자른 뚜껑머리는 둥근 윤곽이 특징이었다.
The newly cut 뚜껑머리 had a distinctive rounded outline.
02Documented history
- 2009The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』 lists the spelling and meaning of “뚜껑머리” and gives contemporary media examples.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage context of “뚜껑머리” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』. This verifies the examples included in the collection, not the original creator or actual first use.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling and definition were compared in one official collection. The older article dates re-quoted there were not used as the earliest verified date; only 2009, the collection’s publication year, was used.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2008년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원)Published 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026