Korean slang profile
와친남
wachinnam
Short for one’s wife’s friend’s husband, used in comparisons of ability or attentiveness.
Short for one’s wife’s friend’s husband, used in comparisons of ability or attentiveness.
- Expanded form
- 와이프 친구 남편와이프 친구 남편 (wife’s friend’s husband)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 24, 2014
- 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
그 드라마에서는 와친남과 비교되는 남편의 이야기가 나온다.
The drama tells the story of a husband compared with his wife’s friend’s husband.
02Documented history
- 2014-12-24The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어” explains “와친남” in connection with “와이프 친구 남편”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 74; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2014년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 24, 2014Original source checked Nov 14, 2026