Korean slang profile
집관
jipgwan
Watching a sports event, performance, or similar event at home instead of attending in person.
Watching a sports event, performance, or similar event at home instead of attending in person.
- Expanded form
- 집 + 직접 관람집 + 직접 관람 (home + watching in person)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Not verified
- 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
이번 경기는 친구들과 집관하기로 했어.
We decided to watch this game at home with friends.
02Documented history
- Publication date unconfirmed경기도뉴스포털 introduced changes in viewing culture, explaining the expression as a blend of ‘집’ (home) and ‘직접 관람’ (watching in person).[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 경기도뉴스포털 article explains it as a blend of ‘집’ (home) and ‘직접 관람’ (watching in person), describing the culture of watching sports and performances at home. Who created it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The formation and meaning were checked in one institutional article. Its first use and publication metadata could not be confirmed.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [우리말 지키기 ①] 코로나19로부터 우리말을 지켜주세요！ (경기도뉴스포털)Original source checked Nov 13, 2026