Korean slang profile
더블유세대
deobeulyusedae
The 2002 World Cup generation
A young generation that shared the experience of the 2002 Korea–Japan World Cup.
- Expanded form
- World Cup + 세대World Cup + 세대 (generation)
- Other spellings
- W세대, 월드컵세대, 레드세대
- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2002
- 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
2002년의 응원 문화를 이야기하며 더블유세대를 돌아봤다.
Discussing the cheering culture of 2002, we looked back on the 더블유세대.
02Documented history
- 2002The 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』 introduced the spelling and meaning of “더블유세대”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Combines the spoken initial W of World Cup with 세대. It was also compared with the source’s 월드컵 세대 entry. This explanation was checked in the 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The headword, definition, and components were directly compared. The original older articles re-quoted by the source were not separately opened; the date recorded is the publication date directly checked on the collection’s copyright page.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2002년 신어 — 2002년 신어, 22쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2002Original source checked Nov 14, 2026