Korean slang profile
앱만추
aepmanchu
Looking for someone to meet through an app.
Looking for someone to meet through an app.
- Expanded form
- 앱에서 만남 추구앱에서 만남 추구 (seeking encounters through apps)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 27, 2023
- 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
친구는 앱만추로 만났다고 했어.
My friend said they met through an app.
02Documented history
- 2023-04-27The 한국경제 source used the expression ‘앱만추’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘앱에서 만남 추구’ (seeking encounters through apps). Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 소개팅 지친 사람들 모여라…솔로 탈출 위한 데이팅 앱 설명서 (한국경제)Published Apr 27, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026