Korean slang profile
레전설
rejeonseol
An emphatic term for a person or being so outstanding that they are regarded as legendary.
An emphatic term for a person or being so outstanding that they are regarded as legendary.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 5, 2012
- 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
마지막 순간에 경기를 뒤집다니 오늘의 레전설이네.
You turned the game around at the last moment—you’re today’s 레전설.
02Documented history
- 2012-12-05“2012년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2012년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and examples of usage on PDF page 28 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 70.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2012년 신어 자료집 — PDF 28쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 5, 2012Original source checked Nov 14, 2026