Korean slang profile
게임돌
geimdol
An idol or young entertainer known for being good at games on TV and elsewhere.
An idol or young entertainer known for being good at games on TV and elsewhere.
- Expanded form
- 게임 + 아이돌게임 (games) + 아이돌 (idol)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 9, 2010
- 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
게임돌답게 복잡한 규칙도 금방 익혔네.
You picked up those complicated rules so quickly—just like a 게임돌.
02Documented history
- November 9, 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2010년 신어 자료집” included the expression and its definition in the new-word section.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2010년 신어 자료집” directly defines the expression in its new-word section. It gives its components as “게임 + 아이돌”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The entry and definition in one collection were directly checked. The older articles cited in the collection were not separately checked, so their dates were not used as the earliest verified date.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2010년 신어 자료집 — PDF 27쪽 (국립국어원)Published Nov 9, 2010Original source checked Nov 14, 2026