Korean slang profile
덕밍아웃
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Revealing your fandom
Letting other people know that you are an enthusiastic fan of something.
- Expanded form
- 덕후 + 커밍아웃Revealing your fandom
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 7, 2014
- 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
오늘 회사에서 덕밍아웃 했다.
I let my coworkers know about my fandom today.
- Quoted from a source
유사어로 덕후와 커밍아웃의 합성어 덕밍아웃이 있다.[1]
A similar expression is 덕밍아웃, combining 덕후 with “coming out.”
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
Formed from “덕후 + 커밍아웃.” The 2014 source from TenAsia explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The explanation is explicit in the sources, and at least two sources use the same meaning. When it was first used is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 덕후 용어 사전, 들어는 보셨나요? (텐아시아)Published Aug 7, 2014Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- 일코? 덕밍아웃? '그녀의 사생활' 덕후 용어 사전 공개 (일간스포츠)Published Apr 5, 2019Original source checked Nov 5, 2026