Korean slang profile
직관
jikgwan
Watching live in person
Watching a game or performance at the venue in person.
- Expanded form
- 직접 관람Watching live in person
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 17, 2017
- 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
야구는 직관이 제맛이지.
Baseball is best watched in person.
- Quoted from a source
직관(직접 관람)[1]
직관 (view in person)
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- April 2017Biz Korea posted ‘직관 (view in person)’ in the baseball slang dictionary for baseball beginners.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for 직접 관람, watching in person. A 2017 Biz Hankook article gives both forms together. Whether it began in baseball and when it was coined have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The article explicitly explains the term. Context establishes that it is an abbreviation distinct from the Chinese-character word 직관(直觀).
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘야알못’ 직장인을 위한 야구속어사전 (비즈한국)Published Apr 17, 2017Original source checked Nov 5, 2026