Korean slang profile
MC
MC
An abbreviation for someone hosting a broadcast or event.
An abbreviation for someone hosting a broadcast or event.
- Expanded form
- Master of CeremoniesMaster of Ceremonies
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Mar 31, 2023
- 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
오늘 행사의 MC가 다음 순서를 안내했다.
Today’s MC announced the next part of the event.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
The Cambridge dictionary gives MC as an abbreviation of ‘master of ceremonies’, explaining a host who introduces performers or speakers at an event. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 갑통알? 정동원 "갑자기 통통한 알새우"[이연호의 신조어 나들이] (이데일리)Published Mar 31, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
- master of ceremonies (Cambridge Dictionary)Original source checked Nov 13, 2026