Korean slang profile
절식남
jeolsiknam
A man who actively avoids or has little interest in dating or marrying someone of the opposite sex.
A man who actively avoids or has little interest in dating or marrying someone of the opposite sex.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 20, 2013
- 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
혼자 지내는 편이 좋다는 절식남의 생활을 소개했어.
The article introduced the lifestyle of a 절식남 who prefers being alone.
02Documented history
- 2013-12-20“2013년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2013년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and examples of usage on PDF page 55 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 69.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2013년 신어 자료집 — PDF 55쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 20, 2013Original source checked Nov 14, 2026