Korean slang profile

워맨스

womaenseu

Deep friendship, emotional bonds, and mutually supportive relationships between women.

Expanded form: woman + romancewoman + romance
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Jul 4, 2025
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
이 드라마는 두 주인공이 서로를 응원하는 워맨스가 인상적이야.
The 워맨스 between the two leads, cheering each other on, really stands out in this drama.

02Documented history

July 2025The article explained the word’s formation and relationship features while covering women’s friendship and solidarity in dramas.[1]

03Origin & word formation

A 2025 Elle article explains it as a blend of woman and romance. It discusses female drama characters supporting and empathizing with each other’s lives. The source introduces an existing expression; when it was first coined could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation and usage were checked directly, but who coined the expression and when could not be established.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

요즘 워맨스 드라마의 흥행 공식 (엘르)Published Jul 4, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026