꿀잼 (kkuljaem)

What it means

1. 1.

   Genuinely entertaining — of a film, a night out, a class. 꿀 ('honey') is a productive intensifier: 꿀팁 is a great tip, 꿀알바 a cushy job.

Literally: Honey fun.

Examples with translations

• 어제 영화 진짜 꿀잼이었어.

  That film last night was brilliant.

• 이 수업 꿀잼이라 안 졸려.

  This class is actually fun, so I don't nod off.

Where it comes from

꿀 ('honey') plus 잼, a clipping of 재미 ('fun'). Built by the abbreviation habit that dominates Korean youth slang.

First attested: 2010s

Other forms

Romanised as:

kkuljaem