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Korean slang profile

알파세대

alpasedae

A generational category that the source describes as people born in or after 2010.

A generational category that the source describes as people born in or after 2010.

Expanded form
Not documented
Other spellings
알파 세대
Earliest source found
Oct 5, 2022
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

    알파세대의 소비문화를 다룬 기사를 읽었어.

    I read an article about Generation Alpha’s consumer culture.

02Documented history

  1. 2022-10-05The 연합뉴스 source used the expression ‘알파세대’.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The article introduces the trend ‘알파 세대가 온다’ and describes birth dates as 2010 or later. This does not mean the generational boundary is uniquely settled. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationLow

Usage was checked in the source, but the specific process of coining the expression and its first use could not be established.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

  1. 김난도 "내년 트렌드는 '평균실종'…오피스 빅뱅도 주목해야" | 연합뉴스 (연합뉴스)Published Oct 5, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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