Korean slang profile
자만추
jamanchu
Preferring to meet someone naturally
Preferring romantic connections that develop naturally in everyday life rather than through arranged meetings such as blind dates.
- Expanded form
- 자연스러운 만남 추구Preferring to meet someone naturally
- 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
난 자만추라서 소개팅은 안 해.
I prefer meeting someone naturally, so I don't go on blind dates.
- Quoted from a source
자만추의 진짜 뜻은 '자연스런 만남을 추구'이다.[1]
The real meaning of 자만추 is ‘pursuing natural encounters.’
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- December 2018The Maeil Newspaper reported that ‘자만추’ has risen rapidly in real-time search terms. This was after a quiz appeared on JTBC's 'Knowing Brothers' and SBS's 'Running Man' in which contestants guessed the wrong meaning, and the article revealed that the real meaning was 'pursuing a natural meeting.'[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for 자연스러운 만남 추구, seeking natural meetings. A 2018 Maeil Shinmun article explicitly gives that explanation. 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