Korean slang profile
고딩
goding
A familiar or casual term for a high-school student.
A familiar or casual term for a high-school student.
- Expanded form
- 고등학생high-school student
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 18, 2024
- 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
고딩 때 같이 공부하던 친구들과 모였어.
I got together with friends I studied with when I was a 고딩.
02Documented history
- June 2024마이데일리 used 고딩 while introducing the exploits of a character disguised as a high-school student.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for ‘고등학생’ (high-school student). A 2024 source from 마이데일리 confirms this formation or explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 진기주, 서강준과 로코 호흡…'언더커버 하이스쿨' 캐스팅 [공식입장] (마이데일리)Published Jun 18, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026