Korean slang profile
냉파
naengpa
Making meals by using ingredients already stored in the refrigerator first.
Making meals by using ingredients already stored in the refrigerator first.
- Expanded form
- 냉장고 파먹기eating through the refrigerator
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jan 17, 2025
- 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
주말에는 냉파를 하며 냉장고 속 재료를 정리했어.
Over the weekend, I sorted through the refrigerator ingredients while doing 냉파.
02Documented history
- January 2025한국일보 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A shortened name for ‘냉장고 파먹기’ (eating through the refrigerator). A 2025 source from 한국일보 explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The abbreviation’s explanation and usage were checked directly, but who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 30년간 냉장고 없이 산다... '작은 냉장고'로 바꾸는 사람들 (한국일보)Published Jan 17, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026