Korean slang profile
여친
yeochin
A shortened term for a girlfriend as a romantic partner.
A shortened term for a girlfriend as a romantic partner.
- Expanded form
- 여자친구girlfriend
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 27, 2024
- 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
여친과 함께 주말 산책 코스를 골랐어.
My 여친 and I chose a route for our weekend walk.
02Documented history
- August 2024전자신문 expanded 여친 in the headline to 여자친구 in the article while covering a TV participant’s dating story.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for ‘여자친구’ (girlfriend). A 2024 source from 전자신문 confirms this formation or explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- '조선의 사랑꾼' 심현섭 여친 부모님 "뭐 그리 급해…오래 사귀어보지" (전자신문)Published Aug 27, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026