Korean slang profile
혼사녀
honsanyeo
An abbreviation for a woman living alone rather than with others.
An abbreviation for a woman living alone rather than with others.
- Expanded form
- 혼자 사는 여성혼자 사는 여성 (a woman living alone)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 21, 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
혼사녀를 위한 주거 정보 모임에서 방범 시설을 비교했다.
At a housing information meeting for 혼사녀, we compared security features.
02Documented history
- 2016The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2016 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2016 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.
- 2016년 신어 조사 및 사용 주기 조사 (국립국어원)Published Dec 21, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026