Korean slang profile
여친짤
yeochinjjal
A photo of a woman that looks like a girlfriend’s photo when used as a messenger profile or similar image.
A photo of a woman that looks like a girlfriend’s photo when used as a messenger profile or similar image.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- 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
화보의 자연스러운 분위기가 여친짤 같다는 반응을 얻었다.
People said the natural atmosphere of the photo shoot looked like a 여친짤.
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 meaning and contemporary examples of “여친짤” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어”. 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 72; 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