Korean slang profile
애니 영화
aeni yeonghwa
Animated film
Short for a film made using animation.
- Expanded form
- 애니메이션 영화애니메이션 영화 (animated film)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2010
- 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
방학을 맞아 가족과 함께 애니 영화를 봤다.
During the school break, I watched an 애니 영화 with my family.
02Documented history
- 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection lists the headword “애니 영화” and its definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
This expression was checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection. The collection defines it as short for 애니메이션 영화. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The headword and definition in the 2010 collection were checked. The original re-quoted articles were not directly opened, so their dates were not used as firstSeen. The original coinage and path of spread remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2009년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원·전주대학교 한국어문화원)Published 2010Original source checked Nov 14, 2026