Korean slang profile

프로불참러

peurobulchamreo

A joking term for someone who skips many gatherings or events.

Expanded form: Not documented
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Jun 28, 2016
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
이번 모임에도 못 간다고 하니 친구들이 프로불참러라고 놀렸다.
My friends teased me as a 프로불참러 when I said I could not come this time either.

02Documented history

June 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]

03Origin & word formation

스포츠조선 traces online parodies to a broadcast scene asking Jo Se-ho why he missed the wedding of someone he did not know. It records his nickname ‘프로불참러’ and the game of asking why he missed various gatherings. When it was first used as a general expression could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The meaning and usage were compared with the source text. 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.

[2016 상반기 예능①] 프로불참러·킹경규·흥궈신..강제전성기 핫피플 9 (스포츠조선 / 다음 전재)Published Jun 28, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026