Korean slang profile
평반
pyeongban
An online expression suggesting continuing to use informal speech with each other from now on.
An online expression suggesting continuing to use informal speech with each other from now on.
- Expanded form
- 평생 반말 모드평생 반말 모드 (lifelong informal-speech mode)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 10, 2022
- 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
오래 소통한 친구와 평반을 하기로 했다.
I agreed with a longtime online friend to keep speaking casually.
02Documented history
- 2022-02-10The 중앙일보 source used the expression ‘평반’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘평생 반말 모드’ (lifelong informal-speech mode). Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. 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.
- [밀레니얼 트렌드 사전] 불소 (중앙일보)Published Feb 10, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026