Korean slang profile
나비보벳따우
nabibobetttau
A Korean transcription of meaningless electronic singing in a song from the game ‘동물의 숲’ (Animal Crossing).
A Korean transcription of meaningless electronic singing in a song from the game ‘동물의 숲’ (Animal Crossing).
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 13, 2020
- 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
친구가 나비보벳따우를 흥얼거리자 나도 그 멜로디가 떠올랐다.
When my friend hummed 나비보벳따우, I remembered the melody too.
02Documented history
- May 2020한겨레 introduced the Korean transcription of electronic game music and the popularity of its parodies.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 한겨레 column explains that an online comment transcribing the electronic lyrics of the game’s ‘케이케이 하우스’ spread and came to be used like a song title. The first comment and game audio were not directly compared.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The connection between the music and spelling was checked in one article’s explanation. The original game audio and first comment were not checked directly.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [유레카] '나비보벳따우'와 코로나시대 유행가 (한겨레)Published May 13, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026