Korean slang profile
캔슬 컬처
kaenseul keolcheo
A culture of publicly criticizing people for words or actions considered problematic and withdrawing support or cutting ties.
A culture of publicly criticizing people for words or actions considered problematic and withdrawing support or cutting ties.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 캔슬컬처
- Earliest source found
- Oct 2, 2024
- 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
토론 시간에 캔슬 컬처의 장단점을 이야기했다.
During discussion time, we talked about the advantages and disadvantages of 캔슬 컬처.
02Documented history
- October 2024이투데이 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
이투데이 discussed social-media unfollowing and public exclusion in 2024, introducing debates between criticism and freedom of expression. Who first used the expression and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were checked in the source. When it was first used and how it spread need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [이투데이 말투데이] 갈력진능(竭力盡能)/캔슬 컬처 (이투데이)Published Oct 2, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026