Korean slang profile

테린이

terini

A beginner who has just started learning tennis.

Expanded form: 테니스 + 어린이tennis + child
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Jan 23, 2024
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
테린이라서 경기보다 기본 자세부터 연습하고 있어.
As a 테린이, I am practicing basic posture before playing matches.

02Documented history

January 2024SBS introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]

03Origin & word formation

A shortened combination of 테니스 (tennis) and 어린이 (child). A 2024 SBS 한국어 article explicitly explains the formation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The abbreviation’s explanation and usage were checked directly, but 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.

컬처 IN: '기아(KIA)'가 뒤덮은 2024 호주오픈 열기...한국도 테니스에 진심 | SBS 한국어 (SBS)Published Jan 23, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026