Korean slang profile

개인톡

gaeintok

A private conversation between two people on a mobile messenger.

Expanded form: 개인 + 카카오톡개인 (individual) + 카카오톡 (KakaoTalk)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Dec 20, 2013
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
자세한 일정은 개인톡으로 알려 줄게.
I’ll send you the detailed schedule in a private chat.

02Documented history

2013-12-20“2013년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2013년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. Its source-language information and definition identify the words that make up the expression. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The headword, definition, and examples of usage on PDF page 16 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 69.

04Sources

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

2013년 신어 자료집 — PDF 16쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 20, 2013Original source checked Nov 14, 2026