Korean slang profile

유지어터

yujieoteo

Dieting aimed at maintaining one’s current weight rather than losing more.

Expanded form: Not documented
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Nov 6, 2026
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
지금은 더 빼기보다 유지어터로 지내려고 해.
For now, I’m trying to be 유지어터 rather than lose more weight.

02Documented history

November 2026E Today introduced it as dieting aimed at maintaining weight rather than reducing it.[1]

03Origin & word formation

E Today’s 2026 slang feature defines it as dieting with a goal of maintenance rather than weight loss. The source was checked for the term’s meaning, not as evidence of health effects or an appropriate weight. How the expression was first coined could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationLow

The usage in the article was checked, but how the expression was created and the earliest original material could not be established.

04Sources

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

[이투데이 말투데이] 만선동귀(萬善同歸)/거지방 - 이투데이 (이투데이)Published Nov 6, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026