Korean slang profile
아아
aa
An iced Americano
Short for 아이스 아메리카노, commonly used when ordering at a cafe.
- Expanded form
- 아이스 아메리카노An iced Americano
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Mar 27, 2019
- 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
저는 아아 한 잔이요.
An iced Americano for me, please.
- Quoted from a source
카페 알바 하다 보면 아아, 뜨아, 아바라, 카모 같은 말로 주문을 하는 사람들이 종종 있거든.[1]
When you work at a cafe, people sometimes order using shorthand such as 아아, 뜨아, 아바라, and 카모.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- March 2019University Tomorrow carried the words of a part-time cafe worker and reported that there are customers who order with words such as ‘아아, 뜨아, Abara, Camo’. 알바The opinion was that since it is a word used among people, if a customer uses it, they will be asked about it.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The supporting article lists it as cafe-order shorthand without expanding it. That source does not verify the explanation 아이스 아메리카노.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
No source directly expanding it as 아이스 아메리카노 has been verified. Further checking is needed.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 내가? 내가 언어 파괴의 주범이라고? (대학내일)Published Mar 27, 2019Original source checked Nov 5, 2026