Korean slang profile
국남돌
guknamdol
An idol loved for having the approachable image of the nation’s little brother.
An idol loved for having the approachable image of the nation’s little brother.
- Expanded form
- 국민 남동생 아이돌국민 남동생 아이돌 (the nation’s little-brother idol)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 9, 2010
- 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
수줍게 인사하는 모습에 국남돌이라는 별명이 붙었어.
That shy greeting earned you the nickname 국남돌.
02Documented history
- November 9, 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2010년 신어 자료집” included the expression and its definition in the new-word section.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2010년 신어 자료집” directly defines the expression in its new-word section. It gives its components as “국민 남동생 아이돌”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The entry and definition in one collection were directly checked. The older articles cited in the collection were not separately checked, so their dates were not used as the earliest verified date.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2010년 신어 자료집 — PDF 28쪽 (국립국어원)Published Nov 9, 2010Original source checked Nov 14, 2026