Korean slang profile
배꼽주의보
baekkopjuuibo
A “warning” of something hilarious
A figurative announcement that a very funny situation or work is coming.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2004
- 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
오늘 공연은 시작부터 배꼽주의보가 내려질 만큼 웃겼다.
Today’s show was funny enough from the start to warrant a 배꼽주의보.
02Documented history
- 2004The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2004 new-word collection lists the headword “배꼽주의보” and its definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The collection defines it as advance notice that something will be very funny. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and source-language spelling in the 2004 collection were compared. The original older articles re-quoted there were not directly opened, so their dates were not used for firstSeen. The first coinage and spread remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2004년 신어 (국립국어원)Published 2004Original source checked Nov 14, 2026