Korean slang profile
아만추
amanchu
An approach to dating without judging prospective partners by their qualifications or conditions.
An approach to dating without judging prospective partners by their qualifications or conditions.
- Expanded form
- 아무나 만나는 것을 추구아무나 만나는 것을 추구 (seeking to meet anyone)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 10, 2019
- 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
소개 방식보다 조건을 따지지 않는 아만추에 가깝다고 말했다.
I said I was closer to 아만추, caring less about qualifications than how we met.
02Documented history
- December 2019The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2019 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2019 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.
- 2019년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2019Original source checked Nov 14, 2026