Korean slang profile

흥부자

heungbuja

Someone full of exuberance who enthusiastically enjoys the atmosphere.

Expanded form: Not documented
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Mar 6, 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
음악이 나오자 바로 춤추는 걸 보니 오늘도 흥부자네.
You started dancing as soon as the music came on. Full of energy again today.

02Documented history

March 2016An article used it to express the exuberance of someone enjoying music and dancing.[1]
May 2021An article used it to express the exuberance of someone enjoying music and dancing.[2]

03Origin & word formation

국민일보 gives the parenthetical explanation ‘full of exuberance’. A 2021 iMBC연예 profile also uses it, but who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

An explanation or context showing the meaning was checked, but the available evidence does not establish the first user.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

보거미 술 취하니 흥부자 박보검 댄스 삼매경 영상 (국민일보)Published Mar 6, 2016Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
바퀴 달린 집2 오나라 방문, 경주 양동마을서 힐링 (iMBC연예)Published May 7, 2021Original source checked Nov 13, 2026