Korean slang profile
부나샷
bunasyat
Short for a “nice shot” compliment addressed to a department head in golf.
Short for a “nice shot” compliment addressed to a department head in golf.
- Expanded form
- 부장님 나이스 샷부장님 나이스 샷 (nice shot, boss)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 20, 2013
- 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
방송에서 부나샷이라는 직장인 줄임말을 소개했어.
The broadcast introduced the workplace abbreviation 부나샷.
02Documented history
- 2013-12-20“2013년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2013년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. It describes it as short for “부장님 나이스 샷”. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and examples of usage on PDF page 37 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 69.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2013년 신어 자료집 — PDF 37쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 20, 2013Original source checked Nov 14, 2026