Korean slang profile
일톱삼박
iltopsambak
Front-page lead and page-three box
A collective name for a newspaper’s front-page lead story and page-three boxed article, indicating the day’s major news.
- Expanded form
- 제1면 톱기사 + 3면 박스기사제1면 톱기사 (front-page lead story) + 3면 박스기사 (page-three boxed article)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2003
- 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
신문 편집을 설명한 글은 일톱삼박의 뜻을 풀어 주었다.
An article on newspaper editing explained 일톱삼박.
02Documented history
- December 2003The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 included “일톱삼박” as a headword in its main text and gave its meaning and usage context.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 gives the spelling and meaning of “일톱삼박” and its contemporary usage. The expanded form given by the source is “제1면 톱기사 (front-page lead story) + 3면 박스기사 (page-three boxed article)”. Its inclusion in this source was verified; its original creator and actual first use have not been established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling, definition, and usage context were compared in one official collection. The report’s publication date was directly checked on its copyright page and used instead of the dates of articles re-quoted in the text.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2003년 신어 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2003Original source checked Nov 14, 2026