Korean slang profile
오팔 세대
opal sedae
A senior generation actively enjoying work, hobbies, and consumption.
A senior generation actively enjoying work, hobbies, and consumption.
- Expanded form
- 올드 피플 위드 액티브 라이브스Old People with Active Lives
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 11, 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
새로운 취미 수업에 적극적으로 참여하는 오팔 세대가 눈에 띄었어.
The 오팔 세대 enthusiastically joining new hobby classes caught my attention.
02Documented history
- February 2025이투데이 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
An abbreviation of ‘Old People with Active Lives,’ referring to older people living actively. A 2025 이투데이 column explicitly explains this formation. Who first coined 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.
- [이투데이 말투데이] 고장난명(孤掌難鳴)/오팔 세대 - 이투데이 (이투데이)Published Feb 11, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026