Korean slang profile

출비

chulbi

Short for a hidden story surrounding a character’s birth in a drama or similar narrative.

Expanded form: 출생의 비밀출생의 비밀 (secret of one’s birth)
Other spellings: —
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
이번 드라마에도 출비가 중요한 반전으로 나오네.
A secret surrounding someone’s birth is an important twist in this drama too.

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 “출생의 비밀”. 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 57 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 57쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 20, 2013Original source checked Nov 14, 2026