Korean slang profile
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Number-code farewell
A number expression used in online communication at the time as a farewell meaning 이만 안녕, or “goodbye for now.”
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Oct 9, 1998
- 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
옛 대화방 인사인 20000은 이만 안녕이라는 뜻이었다.
The old chatroom farewell 20000 meant “goodbye for now.”
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
A 1998 Hangul Day editorial introduces it as a number expression used in computer chatrooms and states its meaning. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
Only the meaning and context introduced in the 1998 original were checked. First use, the exact time of introduction to Korea, and the extent of popular spread were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 우리가 지켜야 할 한글(사설)Published Oct 9, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026