Korean slang profile
우프
upeu
Farm work for room and board
An abbreviation used for a person who helps on an organic farm in exchange for room and board.
- Expanded form
- Willing Workers On Organic FarmsWilling Workers On Organic Farms
- Other spellings
- WWOOF
- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2003
- 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
여행 기록에는 우프로 농장 일을 도우며 머문 경험이 담겨 있었다.
The travel account described staying as a 우프 while helping with farm work.
02Documented history
- December 2003The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 included “우프” as a headword in its main text and gave its meaning and usage context.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 gives the spelling and meaning of “우프” and its contemporary usage. The expanded form given by the source is “Willing Workers On Organic Farms”. Its inclusion in this source was verified; its original creator and actual first use have not been established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling, definition, and usage context were compared in one official collection. The report’s publication date was directly checked on its copyright page and used instead of the dates of articles re-quoted in the text. The expanded form and sense referring to people follow the 2003 source, rather than explaining the current official name of an international organization.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2003년 신어 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2003Original source checked Nov 14, 2026