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Korean slang profile

프로 놀람러

peuro nolramreo

Someone who reacts with unusually large surprise to sounds or situations in front of them.

Someone who reacts with unusually large surprise to sounds or situations in front of them.

Expanded form
Not documented
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

    작은 효과음에도 깜짝 놀라니 친구들이 프로 놀람러라고 했다.

    My friends called me 프로 놀람러 because even small sound effects startled me.

02Documented history

  1. 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.

  1. 2017년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2017Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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