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Korean slang profile

겜소모

gemsomo

Game consumers’ solidarity group

A shortened name for 게임 소비자 연대 모임, formed to protect game users’ rights and resolve problems.

Expanded form
게임 소비자 연대 모임게임 소비자 연대 모임 (game consumers’ solidarity association)
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Dec 28, 2001
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

    겜소모가 이용자들의 의견을 모았다.

    겜소모 gathered users’ opinions.

02Documented history

  1. 2001The 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “겜소모”.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The source gives the abbreviated structure of “게임 소비자 연대 모임 (game consumers’ solidarity association)” and the meaning of “겜소모” together. This was checked in the body of the 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』. The first user and time have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The definitions in the body of the 2001 collection were compared. The collection also includes previously used words absent from dictionaries. The original older articles re-quoted there were not separately opened, and neither the first use date nor the extent of spread at the time was verified.

04Sources

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

  1. 2001년 신어 — 신어 목록 18쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 28, 2001Original source checked Nov 15, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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