Korean slang profile
러라밸
reorabael
Balance between a romantic relationship and one's personal life.
Balance between a romantic relationship and one's personal life.
- Expanded form
- 러브 라이프 밸런스(love-life balance)러브 라이프 밸런스(love-life balance) (love-life balance)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 10, 2019
- 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
연인을 만나면서도 혼자 쉬는 시간을 지키는 러라밸을 중요하게 생각한다.
I value 러라밸: keeping time to rest alone while seeing my partner.
02Documented history
- December 2019The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2019 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2019 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2019년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2019Original source checked Nov 14, 2026