Korean slang profile
만찢남
manjjinnam
A man who looks straight out of a comic
A man described as so good-looking that he seems to have stepped out of a comic book.
- Expanded form
- 만화를 찢고 나온 남자A man who looks straight out of a comic
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Aug 6, 2014
- Documented trend period
- Around 2014~
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
저 배우는 만찢남이야.
That actor looks straight out of a comic book.
- Quoted from a source
‘만찢남’(만화를 찢고나온 남자), ‘만찢녀’가 등장했다.[2]
The terms 만찢남, a man who seems to have stepped out of a comic book, and 만찢녀 appeared.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
Short for 만화를 찢고 나온 남자, a man who looks as if he tore his way out of a comic book. A 2014 The Fact article explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The article explicitly explains the term. When it was first used is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [만찢남특집] 재중, 시완과 데이트를? 나도 두근두근 로맨스의 주인공! (iMBC연예)Published Aug 6, 2014Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- [TF다시보기] '닥터 프로스트' 첫방, 만찢남-만찢녀가 나타났다 (더팩트)Published Nov 24, 2014Original source checked Nov 5, 2026