Korean slang profile
강퇴
gangtoe
Forcing someone out of a chat room or similar space regardless of their wishes.
Forcing someone out of a chat room or similar space regardless of their wishes.
- Expanded form
- 강제 퇴장강제 퇴장 (forced removal)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 16, 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
규칙을 어긴 이용자가 대화방에서 강퇴됐어.
A user who broke the rules was removed from the chat room.
02Documented history
- 2023-12-16The MBC source used the expression ‘강퇴’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘강제 퇴장’ (forced removal). 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.
- 류호정, 정의당 단체방도 '강퇴' "그런 공격쯤은‥탈당 안 할 것" (MBC)Published Dec 16, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026