Korean slang profile
톱블레이드
topbeulreideu
Tops from the named animated series
A spinning top appearing in the animated series of that name or sold under that name.
- Expanded form
- top + bladetop + blade
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2002
- 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
친구들과 톱블레이드 팽이로 놀던 추억을 이야기했다.
I talked with friends about memories of playing with 톱블레이드 tops.
02Documented history
- 2002The 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』 introduced the spelling and meaning of “톱블레이드”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
An animation and toy name combining top, a spinning toy, with blade, a cutting edge. This explanation was checked in the 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and components were directly compared. The original older articles re-quoted by the source were not separately opened; the date recorded is the publication date directly checked on the collection’s copyright page.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2002년 신어 — 2002년 신어, 61쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2002Original source checked Nov 14, 2026