Korean slang profile
가개맨
gagaemaen
Singer with comedian-like entertainment skills
A singer who also makes people laugh like a comedian on entertainment programs.
- Expanded form
- 가수 + 개그맨singer + comedian
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- 2007
- 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
노래와 입담을 함께 보여 주는 가개맨의 무대가 즐거웠다.
I enjoyed the 가개맨 performance combining singing with witty talk.
02Documented history
- 2007The National Institute of Korean Language’s weekly new-word survey material introduced the spelling and meaning of “가개맨”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
It is a blend joining shortened parts of 가수 and 개그맨. This explanation was checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2007 weekly new-word survey material. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and components in the body of the weekly material were directly compared. The original older articles re-quoted there and first use were not separately verified, and the date was recorded only to the precision of the verified source’s publication year.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 신어 조사 결과 (2007년 7월 1주) (국립국어원·국회도서관 보존본)Published 2007Original source checked Nov 14, 2026