Korean slang profile
엠티즌
emtijeun
Mobile-phone internet user
A person using the internet through a mobile phone handset.
- Expanded form
- mobile internet + netizenmobile internet + netizen
- Other spellings
- M티즌
- Earliest source found
- Dec 31, 2000
- 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
휴대 전화 게임의 이용자가 늘면서 엠티즌이라는 말이 등장했다.
As mobile phone game users increased, 엠티즌 emerged as an expression.
02Documented history
- 2000The 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “엠티즌”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
This expression was checked in the 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』. The expanded form or corresponding name given by the collection is “mobile internet + netizen”. The first coiner and actual first use have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definition, expanded form, or paired name in the official collection of the time was checked. This relies on a single source; the original re-quoted articles, first coinage, and current range of use require separate verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2000년 신어, 본문 212쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 31, 2000Original source checked Nov 15, 2026