Korean slang profile
만렙
mallep
The highest level
The highest level available in a game, also used to describe top-level ability in another field.
- Expanded form
- 만(滿) + 레벨(level)The highest level
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- 2011
- 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
요리 실력이 만렙이야.
My cooking skills are at the highest level.
- Quoted from a source
만렙(최고 레벨)[1]
만렙 (highest level)
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- 2011The National Institute of the Korean Language’s report on the results of the ‘National Survey on Youth Language Status and Language Awareness’ presented ‘만렙 (highest level)’ as an example of slang, and 97% of elementary school student respondents and 100% of middle and high school students responded that they had used slang and buzzwords suggested by the report.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A National Institute of Korean Language report defines it as the highest level. That source does not establish what 만 stands for or how the expression spread from games into everyday use.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
Only the meaning “highest level” is directly supported. The source does not explain the word's formation or its gaming background.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 청소년 언어실태·언어의식 전국 조사 (국립국어원·한양대학교 산학협력단)Published 2011Original source checked Nov 5, 2026