Korean slang profile
허파진
heopajin
Jeans with holes at the thighs or designed to expose that area.
Jeans with holes at the thighs or designed to expose that area.
- Expanded form
- 허벅지가 파인 진허벅지가 파인 진 (jeans cut out at the thighs)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 30, 2017
- 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
허파진을 입고 앉으니 허벅지 부분이 더 드러났다.
When I sat down in 허파진, more of my thighs showed.
02Documented history
- November 2017The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 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.
- 2017년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2017Original source checked Nov 14, 2026