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Korean slang profile

카운터 다이닝

kaunteo daining

Dining at a counter in front of the kitchen while talking with the chef.

Dining at a counter in front of the kitchen while talking with the chef.

Expanded form
Not documented
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Dec 24, 2014
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

    저녁에는 요리 과정을 볼 수 있는 카운터 다이닝을 예약했다.

    I booked counter dining for dinner so we could watch the cooking.

02Documented history

  1. 2014-12-24The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The meaning and contemporary examples of “카운터 다이닝” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 84; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

  1. 2014년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 24, 2014Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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