Korean slang profile
꽃할배
kkothalbae
Short for ‘꽃보다 할배’.
Short for tvN's ‘꽃보다 할배’, a variety show where veteran actors travel abroad together.
- Expanded form
- 꽃보다 할배꽃보다 할배 (grandpas more beautiful than flowers)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 2, 2015
- 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
꽃할배를 보면서 낯선 도시를 함께 여행하는 기분이 들었다.
Watching 꽃할배 felt like traveling through an unfamiliar city with them.
02Documented history
- November 2015The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 오에스이엔 article uses the program title ‘꽃보다 할배’ alongside its abbreviation. Who created the abbreviation and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The full title and abbreviation were compared in the original. This is the examined source's publication date, not the abbreviation's creation date.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 나영석 PD “'꽃청춘'·'꽃할배'? 공론화할 단계 아냐” (OSEN)Published Nov 2, 2015Original source checked Nov 14, 2026