Korean slang profile
쌈마
ssamma
Short for ‘쌈, 마이웨이’.
Short for KBS's ‘쌈, 마이웨이’, a drama about young people's dreams and love.
- Expanded form
- 쌈, 마이웨이쌈, 마이웨이 (fight, my way)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 1, 2017
- 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
쌈마를 보며 꿈을 다시 시작하는 장면에 공감했다.
Watching 쌈마, I related to the scene of starting to pursue a dream again.
02Documented history
- August 2017The source used the full name alongside its abbreviation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source uses the full name ‘쌈, 마이웨이’ alongside the abbreviation. Who created the abbreviation and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The abbreviation and full name were compared directly in the title and body. The evidence date is not the abbreviation's creation or earliest popularity date.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [인터뷰] ‘쌈마’ 김지원, 배우라는 이름 앞에서 (bnt뉴스)Published Aug 1, 2017Original source checked Nov 14, 2026