Korean slang profile
설녀
seolnyeo
Online shortening of Seoul woman
A shortened form of 서울 여자, or a Seoul woman, used on PC communication networks.
- Expanded form
- 서울 여자서울 여자 (Seoul woman)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Oct 8, 1999
- 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
옛 대화방 소개글에는 서울 여자를 설녀라고 적기도 했다.
Old chatroom introductions sometimes wrote 서울 여자 as 설녀.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The 1999 material from 매일신문 introduced this expression and its definition. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The single checked article provides a definition. First use and the extent of spread were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 한글 망치는 PC통신 언어 (매일신문)Published Oct 8, 1999Original source checked Nov 15, 2026