Korean slang profile
배바지
baebaji
Trousers pulled up to the abdomen
Trousers worn with the waistline pulled up to the abdomen.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 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
그 무대 의상은 허리선이 높은 배바지였다.
That stage costume featured high-waisted 배바지.
02Documented history
- 2006This source introduced “배바지” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A paper in a 2006 National Institute of Korean Language publication explains 배 as indicating where the trousers are worn and describes an analogical relationship with words such as 골반바지. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and explanation of the components were checked in the official paper. Its subjects were expressions surveyed in 2002–2005; the publication year does not establish their year of origin.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 최근 신어의 조어적 특징 — 새국어생활 제16권 제4호 (국립국어원)Published 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026