Korean slang profile
냉비
naengbi
Kitchen shorthand for two naengmyeon types
An abbreviation formerly used to tell the kitchen that both chilled-broth naengmyeon and spicy mixed naengmyeon had been ordered.
- Expanded form
- 물냉면과 비빔냉면chilled-broth naengmyeon and spicy mixed naengmyeon
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 2, 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
물냉면 하나와 비빔냉면 하나를 주문하자 직원이 주방에 냉비라고 전했다.
When I ordered one chilled-broth naengmyeon and one spicy mixed naengmyeon, the server told the kitchen 냉비.
02Documented history
- 2006-08-02This source introduced “냉비” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
It shortens 물냉면과 비빔냉면. A Kukmin Ilbo article republished on Daum 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.
- ‘정우성’ ‘우행시’ ‘여병추’…줄임말의 미학? 유희? (국민일보 / 다음 전재)Published Aug 2, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026