Korean slang profile
디카
dika
A shortened term for a digital camera.
A shortened term for a digital camera.
- Expanded form
- 디지털카메라디지털카메라 (digital camera)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jul 8, 2023
- 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
오래된 디카로 여행 사진을 찍었어.
I took travel photos with an old digital camera.
02Documented history
- 2023-07-08The JTBC source used the expression ‘디카’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘디지털카메라’ (digital camera). Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [트렌드+] "스마트폰은 너무 선명해"…'디카' 다시 꺼낸 이유 (JTBC)Published Jul 8, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026