Korean slang profile
취발러
chwiballeo
Someone who learns or enjoys ballet as a hobby.
Someone who learns or enjoys ballet as a hobby.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jan 3, 2026
- 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
퇴근 후 발레 수업에 다니기 시작한 취발러야.
I’m a 취발러 who’s started taking ballet classes after work.
02Documented history
- 2026-01-03The Chosun Ilbo introduced the meaning and usage of 취발러.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The Chosun Ilbo explicitly defines it as a new term for a hobby ballet dancer, distinguished from a professional ballerina. Who created it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definition and usage were checked directly in the source. When the term was first coined could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 손녀딸도 할머니도 토슈즈 신었다… 일상 파고든 ‘취발러’ (조선일보)Published Jan 3, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026