Korean slang profile
산도녀
sandonyeo
An urban woman who likes mountains and hiking.
An urban woman who likes mountains and hiking.
- Expanded form
- 산을 좋아하는 도시 여자산을 좋아하는 도시 여자 (an urban woman who likes mountains)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 20, 2013
- 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
주말이면 산을 찾는 산도녀의 취미를 소개했어.
The article introduced the hobby of a 산도녀 who visits mountains on weekends.
02Documented history
- 2013-12-20“2013년 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 “2013년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. It describes it as short for “산을 좋아하는 도시 여자”. 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 41 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 69.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2013년 신어 자료집 — PDF 41쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 20, 2013Original source checked Nov 14, 2026