Korean slang profile
전번
jeonbeon
A shortened term for a telephone number.
A shortened term for a telephone number.
- Expanded form
- 전화번호telephone number
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Oct 2, 2024
- 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
연락할 수 있게 새 전번을 알려 줘.
Give me your new 전번 so I can contact you.
02Documented history
- October 2024뉴시스 used 전번 as a short form of 전화번호 while introducing information displayed on an incoming-call screen.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for ‘전화번호’ (telephone number). A 2024 source from 뉴시스 confirms this formation or explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 스마트폰에 부천시청 '부서명·전번' 뜬다…전화사기 예방 (뉴시스)Published Oct 2, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026