Korean slang profile
노파라치
noparachi
Reward-seeking karaoke-violation reporter
People who report illegal karaoke-business activity for rewards, or such activity.
- Expanded form
- 노래방 + paparazzi노래방 (karaoke venue) + paparazzi
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2002
- 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
노파라치라는 표현을 통해 당시의 신고 보상제 논의를 살폈다.
We examined debate over reporting rewards at the time through the term 노파라치.
02Documented history
- 2002The 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』 introduced the spelling and meaning of “노파라치”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Combines the beginning of 노래방 with part of paparazzi. This explanation was checked in the 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The headword, definition, and components were directly compared. The original older articles re-quoted by the source were not separately opened; the date recorded is the publication date directly checked on the collection’s copyright page.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2002년 신어 — 2002년 신어, 21쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2002Original source checked Nov 14, 2026