Korean slang profile
디찍병
dijjikbyeong
The urge to photograph everything
A comparison to an illness describing the urge to photograph everything with a digital camera.
- Expanded form
- 디지털카메라로 찍으려는 병디지털카메라로 찍으려는 병 (an “illness” of wanting to photograph things with a digital camera)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2003
- 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
새 카메라를 산 뒤 디찍병이 생겼는지 길가의 꽃도 그냥 지나치지 못했다.
After buying a new camera, I couldn’t pass even roadside flowers without a photo—perhaps I had 디찍병.
02Documented history
- December 2003The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 included “디찍병” as a headword in its main text and gave its meaning and usage context.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 gives the spelling and meaning of “디찍병” and its contemporary usage. The expanded form given by the source is “디지털카메라로 찍으려는 병 (an “illness” of wanting to photograph things with a digital camera)”. Its inclusion in this source was verified; its original creator and actual first use have not been established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling, definition, and usage context were compared in one official collection. The report’s publication date was directly checked on its copyright page and used instead of the dates of articles re-quoted in the text.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2003년 신어 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2003Original source checked Nov 14, 2026