Korean slang profile
캡처꾼
kaepcheokkun
Collectors of amusing screen captures
People who enjoy capturing celebrities’ fleeting, odd, or amusing expressions onscreen and posting them online.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- 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
방송의 짧은 표정을 포착하는 캡처꾼의 활동을 다룬 글을 읽었다.
I read about 캡처꾼 catching brief expressions in broadcasts.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “캡처꾼” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 78 (printed page 54) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026