Korean slang profile
인스턴트 메시징
inseuteonteu mesijing
Instant messaging
Communication exchanging short messages and replies in real time over the internet.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 인스턴트메시징
- Earliest source found
- Jun 20, 1998
- 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
친구와 인스턴트 메시징으로 약속 시간을 정했다.
I arranged a meeting time with a friend through 인스턴트 메시징.
02Documented history
- 1998The newspaper of the time explained this expression’s meaning and use.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The spelling and meaning at the time were checked in an original 1998 newspaper article. The checked article’s date is recorded; this does not mean the expression was first created that year.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
This is included as an expression used in broadcasting, consumption, and information culture at the time. It relies on one article; the first coiner, actual first use, and current range of use were not verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 사이버 월드: 인스턴트 메시징시장 각광 (전자신문)Published Jun 20, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026