Korean slang profile
아재템
ajaetem
Items favored by middle-aged men or mainly used in the past.
Items favored by middle-aged men or mainly used in the past.
- Expanded form
- 아재 + 아이템(item)아재 + 아이템(item) (middle-aged man + item)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 30, 2017
- 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
아재템으로 불리던 샌들이 편한 여름 신발로 다시 눈길을 끌었다.
Sandals once called 아재템 gained attention again as comfortable summer footwear.
02Documented history
- November 2017The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2017년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2017Original source checked Nov 14, 2026