Korean slang profile
반딧불
banditbul
A metaphor for disrupting a performance with the light of a phone screen or flashlight.
A metaphor for disrupting a performance with the light of a phone screen or flashlight.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 6, 2016
- 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
객석의 반딧불이 되지 않으려고 공연 전에 휴대전화를 껐다.
I switched off my phone before the show so I would not become a 반딧불 in the audience.
02Documented history
- June 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
조선일보 describes showing a phone's light during a performance as ‘반딧불’. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were compared with the source text. 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.
- [트렌드+] “비싼 돈 주고 왔는데.. 내 관람 방해하지마” (조선일보 / 다음 전재)Published Jun 6, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026