Korean slang profile
룰리건
rulrigeon
A rule-respecting soccer fan
A soccer fan who cheers or watches while respecting stadium order and rules.
- Expanded form
- rule + hooliganrule + hooligan
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2002
- 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
관중들이 질서를 지키는 룰리건 응원을 보여 줬다.
The spectators demonstrated orderly 룰리건 support.
02Documented history
- 2002The 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』 introduced the spelling and meaning of “룰리건”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Combines rule, meaning a regulation, with part of hooligan. This explanation was checked in the 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The headword, definition, and components were directly compared. The original older articles re-quoted by the source were not separately opened; the date recorded is the publication date directly checked on the collection’s copyright page.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2002년 신어 — 2002년 신어, 26쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2002Original source checked Nov 14, 2026