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SNL

SNL

An abbreviation for the comedy program ‘새터데이 나이트 라이브’. The source article covers ‘SNL 코리아’.

An abbreviation for the comedy program ‘새터데이 나이트 라이브’. The source article covers ‘SNL 코리아’.

Expanded form
새터데이 나이트 라이브새터데이 나이트 라이브 (Saturday Night Live)
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Jan 21, 2022
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

    SNL의 짧은 코미디 장면을 봤어.

    I watched a short SNL comedy scene.

02Documented history

  1. 2022-01-21The 씨네21 source used the expression ‘SNL’.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The source explains it as ‘새터데이 나이트 라이브’ (Saturday Night Live). Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.

04Sources

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

  1. 더 강력해진 정치 풍자쇼 'SNL 코리아 시즌2' (씨네21)Published Jan 21, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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