Korean slang profile
할매니얼
halmaenieol
Younger people who enjoy traditional desserts such as yakgwa and yanggaeng.
Younger people who enjoy traditional desserts such as yakgwa and yanggaeng.
- Expanded form
- 할머니 + 밀레니얼할머니 (grandmother) + 밀레니얼 (millennial)
- Other spellings
- 할매니얼족
- Earliest source found
- Apr 7, 2025
- 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
요즘 약과와 식혜를 즐겨서 할매니얼 취향이라는 말을 들었어.
I’ve been enjoying yakgwa and sikhye lately, and someone called my tastes 할매니얼.
02Documented history
- 2025-04-07Yonhap News explained the blend and its meaning of younger people who enjoy traditional desserts.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2025 Yonhap News article explicitly explains it as combining grandmother and millennial and meaning younger people who like traditional desserts. The entry records the food-taste context checked in that article. Who first named it could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were checked directly in the article. Who first named it and when it was first used need separate verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 봄바람 타고 돌아온 '뉴트로'…CU "할매니얼 디저트 인기" | 연합뉴스 (연합뉴스)Published Apr 7, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026