Korean slang profile

빠던

ppadeon

Short for throwing or flipping the bat after hitting the ball in baseball and similar sports.

Expanded form: 배트 던지기배트 던지기 (bat throwing)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Dec 24, 2014
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
홈런 장면에 이어 빠던 동작이 다시 재생됐다.
The bat flip was replayed after the home run scene.

02Documented history

2014-12-24The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어” explains “빠던” in connection with “배트 던지기”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 63; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

2014년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 24, 2014Original source checked Nov 14, 2026