Korean slang profile
시청녀
sicheongnyeo
Woman at city-hall World Cup cheering
A term formerly used for a woman who came to city hall to cheer during the World Cup.
- Expanded form
- 응원을 위해 시청에 나온 여자woman who came to city hall to cheer
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 2, 2006
- 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
사진 자료를 정리하다 시청녀라는 당시 표현을 접했다.
While sorting photographic material, I encountered the contemporary expression 시청녀.
02Documented history
- 2006-08-02This source introduced “시청녀” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
It shortens 응원을 위해 시청에 나온 여자. A Kukmin Ilbo article republished on Daum gives the expression together with its expanded form. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling and explanation in the article’s body were directly compared. This is the account of one source; the original coinage and first use have not been verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘정우성’ ‘우행시’ ‘여병추’…줄임말의 미학? 유희? (국민일보 / 다음 전재)Published Aug 2, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026