Korean slang profile
응팔
eungpal
Short for ‘응답하라 1988’.
Short for tvN's ‘응답하라 1988’, a drama about neighbors and families.
- Expanded form
- 응답하라 1988응답하라 1988 (reply, 1988)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jan 11, 2016
- 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
부모님과 응팔을 보며 옛날 동네 이야기를 나눴다.
While watching 응팔 with my parents, we talked about our old neighborhood.
02Documented history
- January 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 한국경제TV article uses the program title ‘응답하라 1988’ alongside its abbreviation. Who created the abbreviation and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The full title and abbreviation were compared in the original. This is the examined source's publication date, not the abbreviation's creation date.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 자본주의가 알려주는 ‘응팔’ 결말... 해답은 OST 앨범에? (한국경제TV)Published Jan 11, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026