Korean slang profile
갠전
gaenjeon
Individual match
A shortened term for an online-game match between individuals rather than teams.
- Expanded form
- 개인전개인전 (individual match)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- 2009
- 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
이번 판은 팀전 대신 갠전으로 진행하자.
Let’s make this round 갠전 instead of a team match.
02Documented history
- 2009The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』 lists the spelling and meaning of “갠전” and gives contemporary media examples.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage context of “갠전” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』. The source gives its expanded form as “개인전 (individual match)”. This verifies the examples included in the collection, not the original creator or actual first use.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling and definition were compared in one official collection. The older article dates re-quoted there were not used as the earliest verified date; only 2009, the collection’s publication year, was used.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2008년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원)Published 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026