Korean slang profile
입덕
ipdeok
Becoming a fan
Beginning to become a fan of a person or subject.
- Expanded form
- 입문 + 덕후Becoming a fan
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 7, 2014
- Documented trend period
- Around 2014~
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
이 드라마 보고 입덕했어.
Watching this drama turned me into a fan.
- Quoted from a source
입덕 : 들어간다는 뜻의 한자어 ‘입(入)’과 덕후의 ‘덕’을 합친 단어다.[1]
입덕: A word that combines the Chinese character ‘ip’, which means entering, and the ‘deok’ of 덕후.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- August 2014Ten Asia introduced fan culture terms and explained the meaning of ‘입덕’ as ‘a word that combines the Chinese character ip (入), meaning to enter, and the virtue of 덕후.’[1]
03Origin & word formation
Combines 입(入), meaning to enter, with 덕 from 덕후. A 2014 TenAsia article explicitly gives this structure. Who first used it has not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The article explicitly explains the compound's structure. Who first used it is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 덕후 용어 사전 들어는 보셨나요 (텐아시아)Published Aug 7, 2014Original source checked Nov 5, 2026