Korean slang profile
혼캠
honcam
Solo camping
Going camping by yourself.
- Expanded form
- 혼자 캠핑하기Solo camping
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Sep 30, 2016
- 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
이번 가을엔 혼캠 한번 해 보려고.
I'm thinking of trying solo camping this fall.
- Quoted from a source
혼자 캠핑을 즐기는 일명[1]
Also known as enjoying camping alone
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- September 2016Aju Business News reported that while the number of single-person households is increasing, the so-called ‘혼캠’ group, who enjoy camping alone, is attracting attention.[1]
- February 2022Newsis: “혼행 was found to be subdivided into not only general travel, but also 혼캠 (camping alone), Hondeung (hiking alone), and solo vacation (solo vacation).”[2]
03Origin & word formation
Combines 혼자, alone, with 캠핑, camping. A 2016 Aju Business Daily article describes people camping alone with the term 혼캠족. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The explanation is explicit in the sources, and at least two sources use the same meaning. When it was first used is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- AK몰, 혼자 캠핑가는 '혼캠'족 공략 (아주경제)Published Sep 30, 2016Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- 코로나 시대 '혼행' 늘었다…1인 가구 관광 소비 14.5% (뉴시스)Published Feb 22, 2022Original source checked Nov 5, 2026