Korean slang profile

좋댓구알

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An abbreviation asking video viewers to like, comment, subscribe, and turn on notifications.

Expanded form: 좋아요·댓글·구독·알림 설정좋아요·댓글·구독·알림 설정 (like, comment, subscribe, turn on notifications)
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Earliest source found: Apr 10, 2021
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
영상이 도움이 됐다면 좋댓구알 부탁해요.
If the video helped, please 좋댓구알—like, comment, subscribe, and turn on notifications.

02Documented history

2021-04-10Daily Sports explained it as a shortening of YouTube likes, comments, subscriptions, and notification settings.[1]
2026-08-13Yonhap News covered examples of 좋댓구알 in use.[2]

03Origin & word formation

Daily Sports’s 2021 entertainment reporting explains all four actions as an abbreviation used on YouTube. Yonhap News’s 2026 reporting also covers it as an example of slang appearing on television and online. Who created it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The meaning and usage were checked directly in the article. The original material and when the expression was coined need separate verification.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

나영석 PD, 신조어 퀴즈 중 받침 실수로 대폭소? '좋댓구알' 뭐길래 - 일간스포츠 (일간스포츠)Published Apr 10, 2021Original source checked Nov 12, 2026
[카드뉴스] 우리말 지키는 '우리말 구조대'…이해 못 할 신조어 | 연합뉴스 (연합뉴스)Published Aug 13, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026