Korean slang profile
깻잎 논쟁
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A debate asking whether one would allow one’s partner to help a friend of the opposite sex separate a perilla-leaf side dish.
A debate asking whether one would allow one’s partner to help a friend of the opposite sex separate a perilla-leaf side dish.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 15, 2022
- 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
친구들과 깻잎 논쟁을 이야기하다 생각이 갈렸어.
My friends and I had different opinions when discussing the perilla-leaf debate.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
The supplemental article explains the question and responses around a partner helping a friend of the opposite sex during a meal. The first post could not be confirmed. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. 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.
- [포켓이슈] 왜 그걸 잡아줘?…깻잎반찬 앞에서 싸우는 커플 (연합뉴스)Published Feb 15, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
- “밥만 먹어도 콘텐츠”…일상과 개그 사이, 180초[인터뷰] (뉴시스)Published Jul 4, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026