Korean slang profile
뼈그맨
ppyeogeumaen
Praise for a comedian whose talent and knack for being funny seem deeply ingrained.
Praise for a comedian whose talent and knack for being funny seem deeply ingrained.
- Expanded form
- 뼛속까지 개그맨뼛속까지 개그맨 (a comedian to the bone)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 9, 2010
- 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
짧은 인사까지 웃기게 하는 걸 보니 뼈그맨이네.
Even that brief greeting was funny—you’re a 뼈그맨.
02Documented history
- November 9, 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2010년 신어 자료집” included the expression and its definition in the new-word section.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2010년 신어 자료집” directly defines the expression in its new-word section. It gives its components as “뼛속까지 개그맨”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The entry and definition in one collection were directly checked. The older articles cited in the collection were not separately checked, so their dates were not used as the earliest verified date.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2010년 신어 자료집 — PDF 40쪽 (국립국어원)Published Nov 9, 2010Original source checked Nov 14, 2026