Korean slang profile
치밥
chibap
A shortened term for eating chicken and rice together or a dish combining them.
A shortened term for eating chicken and rice together or a dish combining them.
- Expanded form
- 치킨·밥chicken and rice
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Sep 9, 2025
- 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
남은 치킨으로 치밥을 만들어 먹었다.
I made 치밥 with leftover chicken.
02Documented history
- September 2025쿠키뉴스 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A shortened name for ‘치킨·밥’ (chicken and rice). A 2025 source from 쿠키뉴스 explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The abbreviation’s explanation and usage were checked directly, but who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- KFC·bhc·오븐에빠진닭까지…‘한 끼 식사’ 치밥 전쟁 가열 (쿠키뉴스)Published Sep 9, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026