Korean slang profile
할류열풍
halryuyeolpung
Grandparents gaining grandchildren's affection and attention through gifts such as toys or clothes.
Grandparents gaining grandchildren's affection and attention through gifts such as toys or clothes.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 22, 2016
- 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
손주 선물을 고르는 조부모들의 모습이 할류열풍을 다룬 기사에 실렸다.
An article on 할류열풍 showed grandparents choosing gifts for their grandchildren.
02Documented history
- December 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
스포츠경향 calls grandparents winning over grandchildren with gifts while caring for them ‘할류열풍’. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were compared with the source text. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [연말특집-2016 스경 드림어워드⑧] 2016년 온라인 신조어 알려 드림 (스포츠경향)Published Dec 22, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026