Korean slang profile

생파

saengpa

A birthday party

An abbreviation of 생일 파티, meaning a birthday party.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
내일 친구 생파 준비해야 해.
I need to get ready for my friend's birthday party tomorrow.
Quoted from a source
'생파'는 생일파티.[1]
'생파' is a birthday party.
English translation by Julimmal.

October 2012'생파' is a birthday party.[1]
July 2013Weekly Chosun: “‘Kimbab Heaven’ is abbreviated to ‘Gimcheon’, and ‘birthday party’ and ‘birthday gift’ are abbreviated to ‘생파’ and ‘생선’, respectively.”[2]

Short for “생일 파티.” The 2012 source from SBS 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.

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.