Korean slang profile
인만추
inmanchu
Preferring deliberately arranged dates
Preferring or actively pursuing romantic meetings set up intentionally, such as blind dates.
- Expanded form
- 인위적인 만남 추구Preferring deliberately arranged dates
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 3, 2018
- Documented trend period
- Around 2018~
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
자만추가 안 되면 인만추라도 해야지.
If meeting someone naturally doesn't work, I'll try an arranged date.
- Quoted from a source
'인만추'는 인위적인 만남을 추구한다는 의미로 '자만추'와는 반대의 의미로 쓰인다.[1]
인만추 means seeking deliberately arranged meetings and is used as the opposite of 자만추.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- December 2018The Maeil Newspaper wrote an article saying that the new word ‘자만추’ was a hot topic, and introduced similar new words ‘인만추’ and ‘Amanchu’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for 인위적인 만남 추구, seeking deliberately arranged meetings. A 2018 Maeil Shinmun article explains it as the opposite of 자만추. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The article explicitly explains the term. When it was first used is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- '자만추' 십대들의 용어 뜻 뭐지?…강호동 "자신만만한 추노!" (매일신문)Published Dec 3, 2018Original source checked Nov 5, 2026