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Korean slang profile

프로사랑꾼

peurosarangkkun

An emphatic term for someone who actively and skillfully expresses love for another person.

An emphatic term for someone who actively and skillfully expresses love for another person.

Expanded form
Not documented
Other spellings
프로 사랑꾼
Earliest source found
Dec 11, 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

    작은 기념일까지 챙기는 친구에게 프로사랑꾼이라고 했다.

    I called my friend 프로사랑꾼 for remembering even small anniversaries.

02Documented history

  1. 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[2]

03Origin & word formation

스포츠조선 calls drama characters who actively approach others and express their feelings ‘프로 사랑꾼’. Who first used it and when 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.

  1. [SC초점] 송중기→박보검→공유, 2017 ‘프로사랑꾼’ 계보 누가 이을까 (스포츠조선)Published Dec 11, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
  2. 2016년 신어 조사 및 사용 주기 조사 (국립국어원)Published Dec 21, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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