Korean slang profile
민박
minbak
Shortened museum name
A shortened name for the National Folk Museum of Korea used by museum staff or reporters covering it. This differs from the ordinary word 민박 for a type of accommodation.
- Expanded form
- 국립민속박물관National Folk Museum of Korea
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 24, 2006
- 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
전통 생활 전시는 민박에서 보자.
Let us see the traditional-life exhibition at 민박.
02Documented history
- 2006-06-24This source introduced “민박” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
It shortens 국립민속박물관. A Seoul Shinmun article gives the expression together with its expanded form. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling and explanation in the article’s body were directly compared. This is the account of one source; the original coinage and first use have not been verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [女談餘談] 줄임말에 대한 단상 (서울신문)Published Jun 24, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026