Korean slang profile
진사
jinsa
Short for ‘진짜 사나이’.
Short for MBC's ‘진짜 사나이’, a variety show where guests experience military life.
- Expanded form
- 진짜 사나이진짜 사나이 (a real man)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 22, 2016
- 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
진사에서 출연자들이 함께 훈련받는 장면을 봤다.
I watched guests training together on 진사.
02Documented history
- February 2016세계일보 uses the abbreviation while introducing a female-soldier special of ‘진짜 사나이’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
세계일보 uses the abbreviation while introducing a female-soldier special of ‘진짜 사나이’. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were compared with the source text. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘진사’ 황당 자막사고, 트와이스 다현에 ‘향년 19세’ (세계일보)Published Feb 22, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026