Korean slang profile
아재 감성
ajae gamseong
A folksy or old-fashioned mood and sensibility evoking middle-aged men.
A folksy or old-fashioned mood and sensibility evoking middle-aged men.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 아재감성
- Earliest source found
- Dec 21, 2016
- 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
옛 노래와 구수한 농담이 어우러진 방송에서 아재 감성을 느꼈다.
I felt 아재 감성 in a show mixing old songs with folksy jokes.
02Documented history
- 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language's collection defines it as attitudes associated with middle-aged men or an old-fashioned sensibility. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The separate headword and definition were checked directly. The publication year was compared with ‘2016’ on the official research report page; the month and day remain unconfirmed.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2016년 신어 조사 및 사용 주기 조사 (국립국어원)Published Dec 21, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026