Korean slang profile
설렌타인데이
seolrentaindei
Lunar New Year’s Day and Valentine’s Day falling on the same day.
Lunar New Year’s Day and Valentine’s Day falling on the same day.
- Expanded form
- 설 + 밸런타인데이설 (Lunar New Year) + 밸런타인데이 (Valentine’s Day)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 9, 2010
- 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
설렌타인데이라 가족에게 초콜릿도 함께 준비했어.
Since it’s 설렌타인데이, I prepared chocolates for my family too.
02Documented history
- November 9, 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2010년 신어 자료집” included the expression and its definition in the new-word section.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2010년 신어 자료집” directly defines the expression in its new-word section. It gives its components as “설 + 밸런타인데이”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The entry and definition in one collection were directly checked. The older articles cited in the collection were not separately checked, so their dates were not used as the earliest verified date.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2010년 신어 자료집 — PDF 41쪽 (국립국어원)Published Nov 9, 2010Original source checked Nov 14, 2026