Korean slang profile

MBTI

A 16-type personality questionnaire

A personality questionnaire based on Jung's theory of personality types that sorts people into 16 categories.

Expanded form: Myers-Briggs Type IndicatorA 16-type personality questionnaire
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Jan 7, 1999
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
요즘엔 처음 만나면 MBTI부터 물어봐.
These days, people ask about your MBTI as soon as they meet you.
Quoted from a source
MBTI는 마이어스 브릭스(Myers-Briggs) 유형 지표(Type Indicator)의 줄임말이에요[2]
MBTI is short for Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
English translation by Julimmal.

02Documented history

January 1999Maeil Shinmun: “MMTIC is a globally recognized test method along with MBTI, a test for adults.”[1]
September 2022International Newspaper: “MBTI is short for Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.”[2]
July 2024Health Chosun: “MBTI is short for Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.”[3]

03Origin & word formation

Short for “Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.” The 2022 source from Kookje Shinmun explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationHigh

The explanation is explicit in the sources, and at least two sources use the same meaning. When it was first used is unknown.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

어린이 성격유형 검사 참교육 전국학부모회 (매일신문)Published Jan 7, 1999Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
어쩌다빌런 <4> ‘MBTI 딱 맞아’라고 생각했다면... 나를 아는 게 중요할까? (국제신문)Published Sep 28, 2022Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
MBTI 마지막 'J' 세요? 당신은 '불안'이 높은 사람입니다 (헬스조선)Published Jul 3, 2024Original source checked Nov 5, 2026