Korean slang profile
와인 세대
wain sedae
The source’s 45–64-year-old generation
A generation label used in the collection for middle-aged and older people aged 45–64.
- Expanded form
- Well Integrated New Elder + 세대Well Integrated New Elder + 세대 (generation)
- Other spellings
- WINE세대
- Earliest source found
- 2004
- 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
옛 소비 동향 보고서에서 와인 세대의 생활 모습을 읽었다.
I read about 와인 세대 lifestyles in an old consumer-trends report.
02Documented history
- 2004The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2004 new-word collection lists the headword “와인 세대” and its definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The collection gives WINE’s English expanded initials and equates it with the 사오육사 세대, the 45–64 generation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The headword, definition, and source-language spelling in the 2004 collection were compared. The original older articles re-quoted there were not directly opened, so their dates were not used for firstSeen. The first coinage and spread remain unverified. The age range is that introduced in the 2004 source, not a generalization giving all middle-aged and older people today the same traits.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2004년 신어 (국립국어원)Published 2004Original source checked Nov 14, 2026