First attested in the Cheong'eo Nogeoldae (淸語老乞大 / 청어노걸대), 1765, as Early Modern Korean 몰골 (Yale: mwolkwol). The second element is 꼴 (kkol, “appearance”), but the meaning of 몰 is not clear.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mo̞ɭɡo̞ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [몰골]

몰골 • (molgol)

1. a shabby or repulsive appearance (of a person or thing)

   어제 밤을 샜더니 몰골이 말이 아니야.

   eoje bam-eul saetdeoni molgor-i mari aniya.

   I stayed up last night, so I look truly terrible.

   나무에서 떨어진 시체는 몰골이 처참했다.

   namu-eseo tteoreojin siche-neun molgor-i cheochamhaetda.

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