Korean slang profile

와알못

waalmot

Someone unfamiliar with wine varieties or flavors.

Expanded form: 와인을 잘 알지 못하는 사람와인을 잘 알지 못하는 사람 (someone unfamiliar with wine)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Nov 30, 2018
Documented trend period: Not verified

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01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
와알못이라 식사에 어울리는 와인을 추천받았다.
As a 와알못, I asked for a wine recommendation to go with the meal.

02Documented history

November 2018The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.

04Sources

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

2018년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2018Original source checked Nov 14, 2026