Korean slang profile
러닝크루
running crew
A running group
A group of running enthusiasts who meet regularly to run a planned route together.
- Expanded form
- Running CrewA running group
- Other spellings
- 러닝 크루
- Earliest source found
- Mar 23, 2015
- 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
주말 아침에 러닝크루랑 같이 뛰었어.
I ran with my running group on the weekend morning.
- Quoted from a source
러닝크루(Running Crew)는 러닝을 좋아하는 사람들이 정기적으로 모여 정해진 코스를 함께 뛰는 것을 의미한다.[2]
러닝크루 (Running Crew) means that people who like running gather regularly and run a set course together.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
Short for “Running Crew.” The 2015 source from Dong-A Ilbo explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The explanation is explicit in the sources, and at least two sources use the same meaning. When it was first used is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 새로운 러닝문화...미즈노 스포츠, 러닝크루 모집 (OSEN)Published Mar 23, 2015Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- 미즈노코리아, 29일까지 러닝크루 모집 (동아일보)Published Mar 25, 2015Original source checked Nov 5, 2026