Korean slang profile
어번 그래니
eobeon geuraeni
An urban, sophisticated grandmother who actively invests in herself, including her health and appearance.
An urban, sophisticated grandmother who actively invests in herself, including her health and appearance.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 어번 그래니족
- Earliest source found
- Dec 10, 2015
- 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
잡지는 취향대로 옷을 고르고 여가를 즐기는 어번 그래니를 소개했다.
The magazine introduced an 어번 그래니 who chooses clothes to her taste and enjoys leisure activities.
02Documented history
- 2015-12-10The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and contemporary examples of “어번 그래니” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 144; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2015년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2015Original source checked Nov 14, 2026