Korean slang profile
알뜰 문자족
altteul munjajok
Money-saving text-message users
People who mainly send text messages rather than call to save on mobile-phone charges.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- 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 통신 기사에는 무료 문자 서비스를 찾는 알뜰 문자족이 등장했다.
An old telecom article featured 알뜰 문자족 looking for free texting services.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “알뜰 문자족” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 64 (printed page 40) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026