Korean slang profile
마우스포테이토족
mauseupoteitojok
Homebound computer-and-snack enthusiasts
People absorbed in computer use at home while eating potato chips and similar snacks.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 28, 2001
- 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
그 칼럼은 컴퓨터 앞에 머무는 생활을 마우스포테이토족에 빗댔다.
The column likened life spent in front of a computer to 마우스포테이토족.
02Documented history
- 2001The 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “마우스포테이토족”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』 includes the spelling and meaning of “마우스포테이토족”. This collection also includes previously used words absent from dictionaries. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definitions in the body of the 2001 collection were compared. The collection also includes previously used words absent from dictionaries. The original older articles re-quoted there were not separately opened, and neither the first use date nor the extent of spread at the time was verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2001년 신어 — 신어 목록 98쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 28, 2001Original source checked Nov 15, 2026