모태솔로 친구들과 소개팅 이야기
A2 Korean listening practice · Standard Korean · Curated for beginners
What does “motae-sollo” mean in Korean?
모태솔로 (motae-sollo) literally means womb solo, formed from 모태 (motae, “mother’s womb”) plus the English loanword solo. It is Korean dating slang for someone who has never had a romantic relationship in their life. The shorter form 모쏠 (mossol) is what you’ll see in chatrooms, dating-show edits, and YouTube thumbnails. Korean dating culture treats motae-sollo status with a mix of teasing sympathy and protective humor: support groups, makeover shows, and friend-introductions for mossol are all common content formats. The word sits next to other K-dating slang like some (flirting stage) and 어장관리 (eojang gwalli, “fishpond management”).
In this clip, a Korean dating-show host asks about her single friend: “제 옆에 있는 친구도 지금 모쏠이거든요.”
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- ▸In Korean dating reality shows (Heart Signal, Single’s Inferno, I Am SOLO)
- ▸In Korean YouTube dating advice (연애의 참견, 모태솔로 탈출 프로젝트)
- ▸In Korean variety show interviews with idols and actors (Knowing Bros, Radio Star)
- ▸In K-drama side characters who get a mossol makeover arc
- ▸In Korean college campus humor and KakaoTalk group chats