Korean slang profile
해먹남
haemeoknam
Short for a man who cooks and eats his own food.
Short for a man who cooks and eats his own food.
- Expanded form
- 음식을 직접 해서 먹는 남자음식을 직접 해서 먹는 남자 (a man who cooks his own food)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 10, 2015
- 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
외식 대신 저녁을 직접 만드는 해먹남의 일상을 소개했다.
The article introduced the everyday life of a 해먹남 making dinner instead of eating out.
02Documented history
- 2015-12-10The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어” explains “해먹남” in connection with “음식을 직접 해서 먹는 남자”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 165; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2015년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2015Original source checked Nov 14, 2026