Korean slang profile
고딩방
godingbang
High-school-student chatroom
A term for a chatroom where high school students gathered on computer communications networks.
- Expanded form
- 고등학생 + 방고등학생 + 방 (high school students + room)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 31, 2000
- 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
그 시절 통신망에는 고딩방이라는 대화방도 있었다.
The networks of that period also had chatrooms called 고딩방.
02Documented history
- 2000The 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “고딩방”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
This expression was checked in the 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』. The expanded form or corresponding name given by the collection is “고등학생 + 방 (high school students + room)”. The first coiner and actual first use have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definition, expanded form, or paired name in the official collection of the time was checked. This relies on a single source; the original re-quoted articles, first coinage, and current range of use require separate verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2000년 신어, 본문 20쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 31, 2000Original source checked Nov 15, 2026