Korean slang profile
웜셰어
womsyeeo
Sharing warmth by gathering in a warm communal space instead of heating individually.
Sharing warmth by gathering in a warm communal space instead of heating individually.
- Expanded form
- 온기 나누기온기 나누기 (sharing warmth)
- Other spellings
- 웜 셰어
- Earliest source found
- Jan 27, 2023
- 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
추운 날 쇼핑몰의 휴식 공간에서 웜셰어를 할 수 있대.
They say you can share warmth in the mall’s rest area on cold days.
02Documented history
- 2023-01-27The YTN source used the expression ‘웜셰어’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The broadcast explains ‘웜 셰어’ as sharing warmth and introduces examples from Japanese shopping centers and local governments. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. 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.
- [뉴있저] '웜셰어', '웜뱅크'...난방비 급등에 사람들이 모이는 곳은? (YTN)Published Jan 27, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026