Korean slang profile
아점
ajeom
Brunch
A meal that serves as both breakfast and lunch.
- Expanded form
- 아침 겸 점심Brunch
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 22, 2006
- 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
일어나니 열두 시라 아점 먹었어.
I woke up at noon, so I had brunch.
- Quoted from a source
'아침밥' 대신 '아침잠'을 택하고 점심 무렵 일어나 일명 '아점('아침 겸 점심'을 줄인 말)'을 먹고 출출할 땐 식사 대용으로 나온 과자로 때우는 식이다.[1]
They choose sleeping in over breakfast, get up around noon for brunch, and fill up on meal-replacement snacks when hungry.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
Short for “아침 겸 점심.” The 2006 source from OhmyNews explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The explanation is explicit in the sources, and at least two sources use the same meaning. When it was first used is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 자취 생활 2년차, 당신의 위장은 건강합니까? (오마이뉴스)Published Dec 22, 2006Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- 브런치를 아십니까? (한국교육신문)Published Apr 30, 2014Original source checked Nov 5, 2026