Korean slang profile
밤새지 말란 말이야
bamsaeji malran maliya
Ad phrase urging no all-night computing
A popular advertising phrase telling someone not to stay up all night absorbed in a computer.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 1999
- 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
옛 광고를 떠올리며 밤새지 말란 말이야라고 웃었다.
Remembering the old ad, I laughed and said 밤새지 말란 말이야.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The 1999 material from 국립국어연구원 새국어소식 1999년 4월호 introduced this expression and its definition. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The April 1999 original explains the advertising trend and gives 밤새우지 말란 말이야 as the correct sentence. The first advertisement date and advertiser were not checked.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 한글 맞춤법: 밤새지 마란 말이야? 밤새우지 말란 말이야? (국립국어연구원 새국어소식 1999년 4월호)Published Apr 1999Original source checked Nov 15, 2026