Korean slang profile
골프폰
golpeupon
Golf-swing phone
A mobile phone swung like a golf club that shows the results of the swing on its screen.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- 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
옛 골프폰 소개 영상에는 스윙 결과를 확인하는 화면이 나왔다.
An old video introducing a 골프폰 showed its swing-results screen.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “골프폰” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 47 (printed page 23) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026