Korean slang profile

어덕행덕

eodeokhaengdeok

An expression encouraging people to enjoy happily supporting whoever or whatever they are fans of.

Expanded form: 어차피 덕질할 거 행복하게 하자어차피 덕질할 거 행복하게 하자 (if we’re going to be fans anyway, let’s enjoy it happily)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Sep 19, 2020
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
순위에 너무 마음 쓰지 말고 어덕행덕 하자.
Let’s enjoy being fans without worrying too much about rankings.

02Documented history

September 2020코스모폴리탄 introduced the abbreviation encouraging happy fan activities alongside an account of attending a favorite musician’s concert.[1]

03Origin & word formation

Short for ‘어차피 덕질할 거 행복하게 하자’ (if we’re going to be fans anyway, let’s enjoy it happily). A 2020 source from 코스모폴리탄 gives this explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The expanded form and explanation were checked in one article. Who first used it and when could not be established.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

신조어로 쓴 글, 이거 이해하면 젠지 인정! (코스모폴리탄)Published Sep 19, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026