Korean slang profile
키카
kika
A shortened name for a kids’ cafe, an indoor play space for children.
A shortened name for a kids’ cafe, an indoor play space for children.
- Expanded form
- 키즈카페kids’ cafe
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 3, 2025
- 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
비가 와서 아이와 키카에서 놀았어.
It was raining, so I played with my child at a 키카.
02Documented history
- December 2025iMBC introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A shortened name for ‘키즈카페’ (kids’ cafe). A 2025 source from iMBC explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The abbreviation’s explanation and usage were checked directly, but 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.
- 심형탁子 하루, 인생 첫 키즈카페…앙증맞은 뒤태 '너무 귀여워' (iMBC)Published Dec 3, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026