Korean slang profile
주백남
jubaeknam
An abbreviation for a man who goes to department stores on weekends.
An abbreviation for a man who goes to department stores on weekends.
- Expanded form
- 주말에 백화점에 가는 남자주말에 백화점에 가는 남자 (a man who goes to department stores on weekends)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 21, 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
주백남이라는 말을 보고 주말마다 백화점에 가는 친구가 떠올랐다.
Seeing 주백남 reminded me of my friend who goes to a department store every weekend.
02Documented history
- 2016The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2016 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2016 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2016년 신어 조사 및 사용 주기 조사 (국립국어원)Published Dec 21, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026