Korean slang profile
답정너
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An attitude, or a person with it, of already having a desired answer and demanding it from someone else.
An attitude, or a person with it, of already having a desired answer and demanding it from someone else.
- Expanded form
- 답은 정해졌으니까 너는 대답만 하면 돼the answer is already decided, so you only have to say it
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Mar 1, 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
메뉴를 물어보더니 결국 정해 둔 곳에 가자는 답정너였네.
You asked about food but wanted the place you had picked all along—such a 답정너.
02Documented history
- March 2025스포츠동아 expanded the original phrase while using it for a situation of continuing to ask until the desired answer appears.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for ‘답은 정해졌으니까 너는 대답만 하면 돼’ (the answer is already decided, so you only have to say it). A 2025 source from 스포츠동아 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.
- 성동일 비명, 충격 돌발상황 발생…제작진 긴급 요청까지 (샬라샬라) (스포츠동아)Published Mar 1, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026