Korean slang profile
커프
keopeu
Drama-title abbreviation
A shortened name for the drama 커피프린스 1호점.
- Expanded form
- 커피프린스 1호점커피프린스 1호점 (Coffee Prince Shop No. 1)
- Other spellings
- 커피프린스 1호점
- Earliest source found
- 2007
- 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
커프를 다시 보며 당시 등장인물들의 이야기를 떠올렸다.
Rewatching 커프 reminded me of the characters’ stories.
02Documented history
- 2007The National Institute of Korean Language’s weekly new-word survey material introduced the spelling and meaning of “커프”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
It shortens the drama title by taking the beginnings of 커피 and 프린스. This explanation was checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2007 weekly new-word survey material. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The explanation and components in the body of the weekly material were directly compared. The original older articles re-quoted there and first use were not separately verified, and the date was recorded only to the precision of the verified source’s publication year. The original uses 커프 independently as a drama abbreviation in the body and example of the 커프 지름족 entry.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 신어 조사 결과 (2007년 9월 1주) (국립국어원·국회도서관 보존본)Published 2007Original source checked Nov 14, 2026