Korean slang profile
레전드
legend
Legendary
An expression for something so impressive it seems legendary, used to react to a remarkable scene or event.
- Expanded form
- legendLegendary
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Oct 30, 2014
- 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
어제 경기 완전 레전드였어.
Yesterday's game was absolutely legendary.
- Quoted from a source
한화의 ‘레전드’ 코치 3명 중 2명이 유니폼을 벗었다.[1]
Two of Hanwha's three legendary coaches have left the team.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- October 2014Sports Kyunghyang reported that coaches ‘레전드’ of the Hanwha Eagles are leaving the team. It was used to refer to a former legendary player of the club.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A borrowing of the English “legend.” The supporting article only documents a legendary baseball player and does not trace the development of the exclamation meaning “impressive.”
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
It clearly comes from an English word, but evidence tracing its extension to the now-common exclamation meaning “really impressive” has not been verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 정민철 코치도 떠난다…한화 레전드들이 떠난다 (스포츠경향)Published Oct 30, 2014Original source checked Nov 5, 2026