Korean slang profile
힙하다
hiphada
To be stylish or distinctive.
To be stylish or distinctive.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 8, 2024
- 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
작은 공연장의 포스터 디자인이 참 힙하다.
The small venue’s poster design is really 힙하다.
02Documented history
- June 2024서울신문 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
서울신문 explicitly explained it as a new term meaning stylish or distinctive in a 2024 article on the reading trend. When it was first used and who coined it could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were checked in the source. When it was first used and how it spread need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 텍스트힙을 아시나요…Z세대, 다시 텍스트에 열광[취중생] (서울신문)Published Jun 8, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026