Korean slang profile
혼생
honsaeng
Spending one’s birthday alone.
Spending one’s birthday alone.
- Expanded form
- 혼자 보내는 생일혼자 보내는 생일 (a birthday spent alone)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 30, 2022
- 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
이번에는 책과 케이크로 혼생을 즐겼어.
This time I enjoyed a solo birthday with a book and cake.
02Documented history
- 2022-06-30The 중앙일보 source used the expression ‘혼생’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘혼자 보내는 생일’ (a birthday spent alone). Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. 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.
- [밀레니얼 트렌드 사전] 혼놀로그 (중앙일보)Published Jun 30, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026