Korean slang profile
짱
jjang
Student slang for emphasis
Student slang attached to an expression to give it strong emphasis.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Sep 4, 1998
- 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
옛 학생 은어를 다룬 기사에 강조 표현인 짱이 실렸다.
An old article on student slang included 짱 as an emphatic expression.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
매일신문 in 1998 lists it among teenage slang used to emphasize an expression. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The independent spelling, definition, and usage context in the contemporary article were checked. This records the meaning introduced then; first use and the extent of spread remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 10대들의 은어 백태Published Sep 4, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026