Korean slang profile

친추

chinchu

Adding someone to one’s friend list on a messaging or online service.

Expanded form: 친구 추가adding a friend
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Nov 14, 2024
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
게임이 끝나고 다음에 같이 하자며 친추를 보냈어.
After the game, I sent a 친추 so we could play together again.

02Documented history

November 2024키즈맘 used 친추 for 친구 추가 while explaining a new messaging-service feature.[1]

03Origin & word formation

Short for ‘친구 추가’ (adding a friend). A 2024 source from 키즈맘 confirms this formation or explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

카카오톡, ‘친추’ 안해도 단체방 개설 가능…“코드만 입력하세요” (키즈맘)Published Nov 14, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026