Korean slang profile
ㄱㅅ
Thanks
A casual way to say thanks, written with the initial consonants of 감사.
- Expanded form
- 감사Thanks
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Mar 2002
- 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
도와줘서 ㄱㅅ!
Thanks for your help!
- Quoted from a source
ㄱㅅ(감사)/ㄱㅅㄱㅅ(감사 감사), ㅊㅋ(추카←축하)[1]
ㄱㅅ (thanks) / ㄱㅅㄱㅅ (thanks, thanks), ㅊㅋ (추카, a pronunciation-based spelling of 축하: congratulations)
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- March 2002The National Institute of the Korean Language's newsletter presents ㄱㅅ, from 감사, as an example of writing with consonants online. It explains taking the first consonant of each syllable, repeating it as ㄱㅅㄱㅅ, and using it in forms such as ㄱㅅ해요.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The first consonant of each syllable of 감사, meaning thanks. The March 2002 issue of the National Institute of the Korean Language's newsletter explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it is unknown.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
A government agency newsletter explicitly explains the term. When it was first used is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 통신 언어의 이해: ㄱㅎ ㅊㅋ(?) — 새국어소식 2002년 3월호 (국립국어연구원)Published Mar 2002Original source checked Nov 5, 2026