Korean slang profile
입밍
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In fandom, saying one is streaming music without actually doing it.
In fandom, saying one is streaming music without actually doing it.
- Expanded form
- 입으로만 스트리밍입으로만 스트리밍 (streaming only in words)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Sep 19, 2020
- 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
이번에는 입밍으로 끝내지 않고 앨범을 직접 들어 봤어.
This time I actually listened to the album instead of just saying I would.
02Documented history
- September 2020코스모폴리탄 introduced it alongside ‘숨밍’, explaining that it refers to claiming to stream without actually doing so.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2020 코스모폴리탄 article explains ‘입밍’ as saying one streams without actually doing so. How and when it was first created could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The expanded form and explanation were checked in one article. Who first used it and when could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 신조어로 쓴 글, 이거 이해하면 젠지 인정! (코스모폴리탄)Published Sep 19, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026