Korean slang profile
인포러스트
inporeoseuteu
Enthusiast gathering and sharing new information
An information enthusiast who quickly takes up new information and products and passes them on to others online.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 17, 2006
- 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
새로운 소식을 모아 나누는 인포러스트의 활동을 소개했다.
The article introduced the activities of 인포러스트 who collect and share news.
02Documented history
- 2006-08-17This source introduced “인포러스트” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2006 Joongdo Ilbo article gives a spelling combining the English words information and lust and defines it as an information enthusiast. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The article’s individual definition was checked. The earlier period of popularity recalled by this source is distinguished from the article’s publication year.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 아리송한10대 외계어 삐삐 숫자전송이 시초 (중도일보)Published Aug 17, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026