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Korean slang profile

놀뭐

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A shortened name for the variety program ‘놀면 뭐하니?’.

A shortened name for the variety program ‘놀면 뭐하니?’.

Expanded form
놀면 뭐하니?놀면 뭐하니? (How Do You Play?)
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Dec 27, 2023
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

    놀뭐에서 본 장면이 생각나 다시 찾아봤다.

    I remembered a scene from 놀뭐 and looked it up again.

02Documented history

  1. 2023-12-27The MBC source used the expression ‘놀뭐’.[1]

03Origin & word formation

MBC’s official video description uses the hashtag ‘놀뭐’ alongside the program name ‘놀면뭐하니’. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The correspondence between the hashtag and program name was checked directly on the broadcaster’s official video page. The full audio and subtitles were not compared, and how the abbreviation was first used could not be established.

04Sources

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

  1. 《로켓피플》 2023 MBC 연예대상 최고의 예능 커플은 과연 누구일지! 케미 폭발 장면들만 모아서😎 | 나혼산 외 4 | TVPP | MBC 230224 방송 (MBC)Published Dec 27, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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