Korean slang profile
해돋녀
haedotnyeo
Short for a woman who stands out at the beach.
Short for a woman who stands out at the beach.
- Expanded form
- 해변에서 돋보이는 여자해변에서 돋보이는 여자 (a woman who stands out at the beach)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 5, 2012
- 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
여름 화보의 주제를 해돋녀 스타일이라고 소개했어.
The summer photo shoot’s theme was introduced as 해돋녀 style.
02Documented history
- 2012-12-05“2012년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2012년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. It describes it as a shortened form of “해변에서 돋보이는 여자”. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and examples of usage on PDF page 66 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 70.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2012년 신어 자료집 — PDF 66쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 5, 2012Original source checked Nov 14, 2026