Korean slang profile
당떨시
dangtteolsi
A joking term for snack-craving time, usually in the afternoon.
A joking term for snack-craving time, usually in the afternoon.
- Expanded form
- 당이 떨어지는 시간당이 떨어지는 시간 (the time when one's sugar runs low)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 30, 2017
- 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
오후 세 시가 되자 동료가 당떨시라며 간식을 꺼냈다.
At three, my coworker took out snacks, saying it was 당떨시.
02Documented history
- November 2017The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2017년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2017Original source checked Nov 14, 2026