Korean slang profile
견파라치
gyeonparachi
Someone receiving rewards for reporting people who fail to use dog-safety measures such as leashes or muzzles.
Someone receiving rewards for reporting people who fail to use dog-safety measures such as leashes or muzzles.
- Expanded form
- 개를 뜻하는 견(犬) + 파파라치(paparazzi)개를 뜻하는 견(犬) + 파파라치(paparazzi) (dog + paparazzi)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 30, 2018
- 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
2018년 반려견 안전 관련 기사에서 견파라치라는 표현을 읽었다.
I read 견파라치 in a 2018 dog-safety article.
02Documented history
- November 2018The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2018년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2018Original source checked Nov 14, 2026