Korean slang profile
득템
deuktem
Scoring a good find
Getting an item you are happy with. Originally used for acquiring items in games, it later spread into everyday use.
- Expanded form
- 得(얻을 득) + 아이템(item)Scoring a good find
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 23, 2011
- 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
중고 마켓에서 득템했어.
I scored a great find on the secondhand market.
- Quoted from a source
뜻하지 않게 좋은 물건이나 기회를 잡는 것을 일컫는 말.[1]
A term that refers to unexpectedly seizing a good thing or opportunity.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- June 2011The electronic newspaper ‘Internet Idiom’ column introduced ‘득템’ as a term referring to unexpectedly seizing a good product or opportunity.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Combines 득(得), meaning to obtain, with 아이템, an item in an online game. An Electronic Times column traces it to obtaining a good item in an MMORPG. Who first used it has not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The column explicitly explains the compound's structure and gaming background. Who first used it and when are unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [인터넷 이디엄] <48>득템 (전자신문)Published Jun 23, 2011Original source checked Nov 5, 2026