Korean slang profile
디지털 디톡스
dijiteol ditokseu
Intentionally reducing or restricting the use of digital devices and services, such as smartphones and social media, for a set period.
Intentionally reducing or restricting the use of digital devices and services, such as smartphones and social media, for a set period.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 28, 2025
- 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
저녁 한 시간은 휴대전화를 내려놓고 디지털 디톡스를 해 봤어.
I put my phone down for an hour in the evening and tried 디지털 디톡스.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
The Psychology Times defines it as intentionally limiting digital-device and social-media use for a period. Cosmopolitan uses the name for a television participant’s break from smartphone use. The term does not establish a medical treatment or detoxifying effect. Who first coined it could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the source. Who coined the expression and when could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 스크린타임 21시간 22분, 이영지도 한 디지털 디톡스 (코스모폴리탄)Published May 28, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026
- 우리는 지금 디지털 디톡스가 필요하다 (한국심리학신문)Original source checked Nov 12, 2026