Korean slang profile
가통
gatong
A shortened name for 가정통신문, a notice a school sends home to families.
A shortened name for 가정통신문, a notice a school sends home to families.
- Expanded form
- 가정통신문가정통신문 (school notice sent home)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 8, 2026
- 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
오늘 받은 가통을 부모님께 보여 드렸어.
I showed my parents the 가통 I got today.
02Documented history
- May 2026E Today introduced it as a student abbreviation of 가정통신문, a school notice sent home.[1]
03Origin & word formation
E Today’s 2026 slang feature explicitly defines it as an abbreviation of 가정통신문 used by students. The first school or date of use could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation was checked directly, but who first coined the expression 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.
- [이투데이 말투데이] 유사자연향(有麝自然香)/납치광고 - 이투데이 (이투데이)Published May 8, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026