Korean slang profile

깐맥

kkanmaek

A combination of kkanpunggi and beer enjoyed together.

Expanded form: 깐풍기 + 맥주깐풍기 (kkanpunggi, spicy fried chicken) + 맥주 (beer)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Dec 5, 2012
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
오늘 저녁 모임 메뉴는 깐맥으로 정했어.
We decided on 깐맥 for tonight’s gathering.

02Documented history

2012-12-05“2012년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2012년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. Its source-language information identifies the words that make up the expression. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The headword, definition, and examples of usage on PDF page 21 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 70.

04Sources

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

2012년 신어 자료집 — PDF 21쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 5, 2012Original source checked Nov 14, 2026