🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

올빼미족

Pronunciation / Transliteration: olppaemijok

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nightowl/ˈnaɪt.aʊl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3450 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 전형적인 올빼미족이라 밤에 집중이 잘 된다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is habitually active or alert late at night.

    "As a dedicated nightowl, she does her best creative writing after midnight."
  2. 2

    Someone who stays up late for social, recreational, or professional purposes.

    "The city center is filled with nightowls enjoying the vibrant late-night cafe culture."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'night' (from Old English 'neaht') and 'owl' (from Old English 'ūle'), referring to the nocturnal bird of prey. By the 19th century, the term metaphorical shifted to describe humans who habitually remain awake late at night.

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