Korean slang profile

남친

namchin

A shortened term for a boyfriend as a romantic partner.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
남친과 주말에 전시를 보기로 했어.
My 남친 and I are going to an exhibition this weekend.

January 2024한국경제 included the full expression for 남친 while discussing a service providing someone to play a boyfriend.[1]

Short for ‘남자친구’ (boyfriend). A 2024 source from 한국경제 confirms this formation or explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.

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