Korean slang profile
개밥남
gaebapnam
Short for ‘개밥 주는 남자’.
Short for ‘개밥 주는 남자’, a variety show about raising dogs.
- Expanded form
- 개밥 주는 남자개밥 주는 남자 (a man who feeds dogs)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 14, 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
어제 개밥남에서 강아지와 산책하는 장면을 봤어.
I saw a dog-walking scene on 개밥남 yesterday.
02Documented history
- February 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
세계일보 describes Channel A promoting ‘개밥 주는 남자’ under the name ‘개밥남’. When the abbreviation was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were compared with the source text. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘가싶남’·‘개밥남’·‘방시팝’…한글파괴 제목 이대로 괜찮나 (세계일보 / 연합뉴스 전재)Published Feb 14, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026