Korean slang profile
대딩
daeding
A familiar or casual term for a university student.
A familiar or casual term for a university student.
- Expanded form
- 대학생university student
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 13, 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
대딩이 된 친구가 학교 동아리 이야기를 해 줬어.
My friend who became a 대딩 told me about campus clubs.
02Documented history
- June 2025파이낸셜뉴스 introduced 대딩 while reporting a story about a university-age child’s allowance.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for ‘대학생’ (university student). A 2025 source from 파이낸셜뉴스 confirms this formation or explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- "한달 용돈으로 150만원 달라는 대학생 딸, 줘야 할까요?" [어떻게 생각하세요] (파이낸셜뉴스)Published Jun 13, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026