Korean slang profile
용두용미
yongduyongmi
Praise for a work or task that starts well and stays excellent through the end.
Praise for a work or task that starts well and stays excellent through the end.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 4, 2025
- 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
이 드라마는 마지막 회까지 만족스러워서 용두용미였어.
This drama was satisfying right through its final episode. It was 용두용미.
02Documented history
- 2025-08-04Seoul Economic Daily explained it as reversing 용두사미 to praise a work that remains good to the end.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Seoul Economic Daily explains it as reversing the ending of 용두사미, ‘a dragon’s head and a snake’s tail,’ and introduces it as slang praising a work’s ending as well. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were checked directly in the article. The original material and when the expression was coined need separate verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [신조어 사전] 용두용미 (서울경제)Published Aug 4, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026