Korean slang profile

웃프다

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Funny and sad at the same time

An expression for something that is both funny and sad, also used in the adjective form 웃픈.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
웃픈 현실이야.
It's a funny but sad reality.
Quoted from a source
사전에는 없지만 요즘 젊은 세대가 쓰는 말이 있으니 바로 ‘웃프다’이다.[1]
There is a word that the younger generation uses these days that is not in the dictionary, and it is ‘웃프다’.
English translation by Julimmal.

October 2012The farmers’ newspaper ‘Explanation of the Meaning of Confusing Terms’ introduced ‘웃프다’ as ‘funny + sad’ and explained that it is not in the dictionary but is a word used by the younger generation these days.[1]

Combines 웃기다, funny, and 슬프다, sad. A 2012 Nongmin Shinmun article explicitly gives the formation. Who first used it has not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationHigh

The article explicitly explains the compound's structure. Who first used it is unknown.

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