Korean slang profile
맵티즌
maeptijeun
A map-contributing netizen
A netizen who marks and shares experiences, interests, or other information on online maps.
- Expanded form
- map + netizenmap + netizen
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- 2010
- 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
맵티즌들이 지도에 표시해 둔 동네 정보를 참고했다.
I referred to neighborhood information marked by 맵티즌.
02Documented history
- 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection lists the headword “맵티즌” and its definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
This expression was checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection. The collection combines elements of map and netizen. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The headword and definition in the 2010 collection were checked. The original re-quoted articles were not directly opened, so their dates were not used as firstSeen. The original coinage and path of spread remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2009년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원·전주대학교 한국어문화원)Published 2010Original source checked Nov 14, 2026