Korean slang profile
꽁미남
kkongminam
Man with hair tied up high
A fashionable term formerly used for a man with long hair at the back tied up high.
- Expanded form
- 꽁지머리 미남handsome man with a ponytail
- Other spellings
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- 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
화보에서는 머리를 높이 묶은 꽁미남 스타일을 선보였다.
The photo spread presented a 꽁미남 style with hair tied high.
02Documented history
- 2007The National Institute of Korean Language’s weekly new-word survey material introduced the spelling and meaning of “꽁미남”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
It shortens 꽁지머리 미남. 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.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 신어 조사 결과 (2007년 9월 5주) (국립국어원·국회도서관 보존본)Published 2007Original source checked Nov 14, 2026