Korean slang profile

등린이

deungnini

A hiking beginner

Someone who has just started hiking.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
등린이라 낮은 산부터 가려고.
I'm new to hiking, so I'm starting with smaller mountains.
Quoted from a source
등산 초보자는 '등린이', 헬스 초보자는 '헬린이'가 되지요.[1]
For mountaineering beginners, it is '등린이', and for fitness beginners, it is '헬린이'.
English translation by Julimmal.

December 2020For mountaineering beginners, it is '등린이', and for fitness beginners, it is '헬린이'.[1]
June 2022Yonhap News: “For a large mountain, Sobaeksan Mountain is gentle, so ‘등린이’ (a new word for beginner hikers) is also worth a try.”[2]

Where the expression originated has not been verified. The 2020 source from Maeil Shinmun only explains the meaning.

Evidence for the origin explanationLow

The meaning is supported, but the sources do not explain how the expression was formed.

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.