Korean slang profile
웃음 사망꾼
uteum samangkkun
A joking term for someone whose failed attempts at humor kill the laughter.
A joking term for someone whose failed attempts at humor kill the laughter.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 웃음사망꾼
- Earliest source found
- Mar 6, 2016
- 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
내 농담에 아무도 웃지 않자 스스로 웃음 사망꾼이라고 말했다.
When nobody laughed at my joke, I called myself 웃음 사망꾼.
02Documented history
- March 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
티브이리포트 describes it as a nickname given to a guest who failed to make people laugh on a show. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were compared with the source text. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [리폿@이슈] 박명수, ‘웃음사망꾼’·‘맥가위버’..노잼으로 웃기는 선수 (TV리포트 / 다음 전재)Published Mar 6, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026