Korean slang profile
완가녀
wanganyeo
A woman who strongly evokes an autumnal mood.
A woman who strongly evokes an autumnal mood.
- Expanded form
- 완전 가을 여자완전 가을 여자 (a thoroughly autumnal woman)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 9, 2010
- 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
가을빛 옷차림을 보고 완가녀라는 별명이 붙었대.
Her autumn-colored outfit earned her the nickname 완가녀.
02Documented history
- November 9, 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2010년 신어 자료집” included the expression and its definition in the new-word section.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2010년 신어 자료집” directly defines the expression in its new-word section. It gives its components as “완전 가을 여자”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The entry and definition in one collection were directly checked. The older articles cited in the collection were not separately checked, so their dates were not used as the earliest verified date.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2010년 신어 자료집 — PDF 50쪽 (국립국어원)Published Nov 9, 2010Original source checked Nov 14, 2026