Korean slang profile
뚜껑열리다
ttukkeongyeolrida
Getting angry
A figurative expression meaning to get angry.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 뚜껑열린다
- Earliest source found
- Sep 4, 1998
- 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
반복되는 약속 변경에 뚜껑열릴 뻔했어.
The repeated changes to our plans almost made me 뚜껑열리다.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
매일신문 in 1998 directly explains it as meaning anger while introducing teenage slang. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The independent spelling, definition, and usage context in the contemporary article were checked. This records the meaning introduced then; first use and the extent of spread remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 10대들의 은어 백태Published Sep 4, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026