Korean slang profile

마돈나

madonna

The person who stays until the end of a gathering and pays the bill.

Expanded form: 마지막으로 돈 내고 나오는 사람the person who pays and leaves last
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Jun 28, 2024
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
이번 모임에서는 내가 마돈나가 되어 계산했어.
At this gathering, I became the 마돈나 and paid.

02Documented history

June 2024이투데이 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]

03Origin & word formation

A shortened name for ‘마지막으로 돈 내고 나오는 사람’ (the person who pays and leaves last). A 2024 source from 이투데이 explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The abbreviation’s explanation and usage were checked directly, but 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.

[이투데이 말투데이] 조진궁장(鳥盡弓藏)/스펜데믹 - 이투데이 (이투데이)Published Jun 28, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026