Korean slang profile
치즈포딩
chijeupoding
Listening only to mellow music
Listening only to music with a mellow atmosphere.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 21, 2006
- 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
요즘 재생 목록이 잔잔한 곡뿐이라 치즈포딩 같다는 이야기를 했다.
I said my playlist looked like 치즈포딩 because it contained only gentle songs lately.
02Documented history
- 2006-12-21This source introduced “치즈포딩” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2006 Dong-A Ilbo article relays internet-related neologisms introduced by New Scientist through AFP reporting, giving the spelling cheesepodding and its meaning. The original coiner and date of use have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The article’s introduction of the term was checked. It was not verified as a medical diagnosis or an officially recognized classification, and the source is limited by its relaying of overseas reporting.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘인터넷중독’ 신조어…블로그 스트리킹 구글 스토킹 등 (동아일보)Published Dec 21, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026