Korean slang profile
디지털영화방
dijiteolyeonghwabang
A digital-video viewing venue
A business providing space to watch digital films, music videos, satellite broadcasts, and similar content.
- Expanded form
- digital + 영화방digital + 영화방 (film-viewing room)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2002
- 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 신문에는 여러 영상물을 볼 수 있는 디지털영화방이 소개됐다.
An old newspaper introduced a 디지털영화방 for watching various video material.
02Documented history
- 2002The 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』 introduced the spelling and meaning of “디지털영화방”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A name for a space arranged for viewing digital video. This explanation was checked in the 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and components were directly compared. The original older articles re-quoted by the source were not separately opened; the date recorded is the publication date directly checked on the collection’s copyright page.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2002년 신어 — 2002년 신어, 23쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2002Original source checked Nov 14, 2026