Korean slang profile
베프
bepeu
Best friend
A person's closest friend.
- Expanded form
- 베스트 프렌드Best friend
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jul 16, 2012
- 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
베프랑 오늘 영화 보기로 했어.
I'm going to see a movie with my best friend today.
- Quoted from a source
‘베프’란 가장 친한 친구를 뜻하는 ‘베스트 프렌드’를 줄인 말이다.[1]
‘베프’ is an abbreviation for ‘best friend,’ which means best friend.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
Short for “베스트 프렌드.” The 2012 source from Kyunghyang Shinmun explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The explanation is explicit in the sources, and at least two sources use the same meaning. When it was first used is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [스마트폰에 중독된 아이들](2) 스마트폰 계급사회 등장 (경향신문)Published Jul 16, 2012Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- [특별기고] 장애인의 '베프', 광주 (무등일보)Published Apr 19, 2023Original source checked Nov 5, 2026