Korean slang profile
인개축
ingaechuk
Sarcastic congratulations for discovering old news
A sarcastic way of saying “congratulations on getting internet access” to someone who has just discovered widely known information.
- Expanded form
- 인터넷 개통을 축하합니다congratulations on getting internet access
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- 2010
- 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
늦게 알게 된 소식에 인개축이라는 댓글이 달려 멋쩍었다.
I felt awkward when someone left an 인개축 comment on news I had only just learned.
02Documented history
- 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection lists the headword “인개축” and its definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
This expression was checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection. The collection explains it as an abbreviation of 인터넷 개통을 축하합니다 and records its use to mock someone bringing up something already widely known. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The headword and definition in the 2010 collection were checked. The original re-quoted articles were not directly opened, so their dates were not used as firstSeen. The original coinage and path of spread remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2009년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원·전주대학교 한국어문화원)Published 2010Original source checked Nov 14, 2026