Fam
의미: Close friends; trusted people; can be used as a form of address.
Short for 'family,' but 'fam' extends beyond blood relatives to include close friends—your chosen family. Used as an address ('What's up, fam?') or to describe your circle ('I'm with my fam'). It signals closeness and trust. The term crossed from hip-hop culture into mainstream youth vocabulary.
예문
- What's good, fam? 怎么样,兄弟?¿Qué tal, familia?元気?、ファム잘 지내, 팸?
- My fam always has my back. 我的兄弟们总是支持我Mi gente siempre me apoya仲間はいつも味方してくれる내 동료들은 항상 내 편이야.
- You're fam now. 你现在是自己人了Ya eres de la familiaお前はもう仲間だ너도 이제 우리 식구야.
발음
/fæm/
사용 가이드
맥락: friendship, address, closeness
어조: warm, casual
✓ 올바른 표현
- Fam兄弟,家人familia, colegaファム、仲間팸
- My fam我的兄弟们mi gente俺の仲間내 팸
- What's up fam嘿,兄弟qué tal, familiaよう、仲間잘 지내 팸
✗ 잘못된 표현
- Using with strangers can seem presumptuous对陌生人使用可能显得过于亲昵Usarlo con desconocidos puede parecer presuntuoso見知らぬ人に使うと馴れ馴れしく見える모르는 사람에게 쓰면 주제넘게 보일 수 있다
흔한 실수
- Not actual family—means close friends
- Common in UK grime culture as well as US hip-hop
기원과 역사
From African American Vernacular English, spreading through hip-hop and grime music. 'Fam' is short for family but means your close social circle—people you'd trust like family. UK grime culture particularly adopted the term, and it became universal youth slang.
어원: Shortened from 'family' to include chosen family
최초 기록: Hip-hop origins, mainstream 2010s
문화적 배경
Era: 2010s mainstream
Generation: Gen Z and Millennials
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: Hip-hop; Grime music
Regional notes: American origin, very popular in UK.
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