Korean slang profile
광클
gwangkeul
Rapid-fire clicking
Clicking repeatedly at high speed. Early usage referred to fans boosting a search term's ranking; current usage also includes ticket sales and first-come, first-served signups.
- Expanded form
- 광(狂) + 클릭Rapid-fire clicking
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 12, 2007
- Documented trend period
- Around 2007~
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
콘서트 티켓 광클했는데 실패했어.
I clicked like mad for concert tickets but still missed out.
- Quoted from a source
‘광클’은 ‘미친듯이 클릭한다’는 뜻의 신조어로, 수백·수천명의 팬들이 특정시간대에 각자의 컴퓨터로 같은 단어를 검색, 해당 단어를 검색어 순위 상위권에 랭크시키는 것을 의미한다.[1]
‘광클’ is a new word meaning ‘clicking like crazy’, meaning that hundreds or thousands of fans search for the same word on their computers at a specific time and rank the word at the top of the search term rankings.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- February 2007Segye Ilbo introduced it as a new word meaning ‘clicking like crazy.’ It refers to the event where hundreds or thousands of fans search for the same word at a specific time and ranks at the top of the search term rankings, and it usually appears on a star's birthday or debut anniversary.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2007 Segye Ilbo article explains it as a new expression meaning to click extremely rapidly. Who first used it has not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The early meaning of boosting a search term's ranking is supported. There is no evidence here tracing its extension to rapid clicking for ticket purchases.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 스타들, 검색어 전쟁 (세계일보)Published Feb 12, 2007Original source checked Nov 5, 2026