Korean slang profile

금사빠

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Someone who falls in love quickly

An abbreviation describing a person who falls in love easily or quickly.

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

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
그 친구는 금사빠라 사랑에 자주 빠져.
My friend falls in love really easily.
Quoted from a source
먼저 '금사빠'는 '금방 사랑에 빠지는 사람'의 줄임말로 쉽게 누군가를 좋아했다가도 금방 싫어하는 10대들의 특성을 잘 나타내는 말이다.[2]
First, '금사빠' is an abbreviation for 'a person who falls in love quickly', and it is a term that well represents the characteristics of teenagers who like someone easily but then dislike them quickly.
English translation by Julimmal.

October 2011Kukje Newspaper: “금사빠 is an abbreviation for ‘falling in love right away.’”[1]
December 2011First, '금사빠' is an abbreviation for 'a person who falls in love quickly', and it is a term that well represents the characteristics of teenagers who like someone easily but then dislike them quickly.[2]

Short for “금방 사랑에 빠지는 사람.” The 2011 source from EToday explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationHigh

The explanation is explicit in the sources, and at least two sources use the same meaning. When it was first used is unknown.

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