Korean slang profile
파파미
papami
The more one learns about someone, the more good stories emerge.
The more one learns about someone, the more good stories emerge.
- Expanded form
- 파도 파도 미담파도 파도 미담 (good stories keep emerging the deeper you dig)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 30, 2017
- 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
꾸준히 주변을 돕는 이야기가 알려져 파파미라는 반응이 나왔다.
Stories of their continued help for others prompted reactions of 파파미.
02Documented history
- November 2017The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2017년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2017Original source checked Nov 14, 2026