Korean slang profile
다마곳치
damagotchi
Virtual-pet game
The name of a game in which players raise a virtual pet.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Aug 16, 1998
- 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 신문은 전자 애완동물 게임인 다마곳치를 신어 사례로 들었다.
The old newspaper gave 다마곳치, a virtual-pet game, as an example of a new word.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
동아일보 in 1998 introduces the name of a virtual-pet-raising game as an example of a new word to enter an English dictionary. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
Only the meaning and context introduced in the 1998 original were checked. First use, the exact time of introduction to Korea, and the extent of popular spread were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ［횡설수설］임연철／辭典수록 신조어Published Aug 16, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026