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Korean slang profile

먹스타그램

meokstagram

Food posts on social media

Posting photos of food you have eaten on social media, or a social media account or feed focused mainly on food photos.

Expanded form
Not documented
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Mar 25, 2015
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

    맛집 가서 먹스타그램 올렸어.

    I went to a good restaurant and posted a food photo.

  • Quoted from a source

    먹스타그램 자신이 먹은 음식 사진을 누리 소통망 서비스(SNS)에 올리 는 일.[1]

    먹스타그램 Posting photos of the food you ate on social media (SNS).

    English translation by Julimmal.

02Documented history

  1. March 2015먹스타그램 Posting photos of the food you ate on social media (SNS).[1]
  2. May 2018Hankook Ilbo: “‘먹스타그램’, which used to post pictures of how delicious food you are eating, no longer only refers to the food itself.”[2]

03Origin & word formation

Where the expression originated has not been verified. The 2015 source from Yonhap News only explains the meaning.

Evidence for the origin explanationLow

The meaning is supported, but the sources do not explain how the expression was formed.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

  1. '금사빠녀' '꼬돌남' '인생짤'…사회현상 반영한 새 낱말들 (연합뉴스)Published Mar 25, 2015Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
  2. 인스타그래머블 대표 그릇들 (한국일보)Published May 23, 2018Original source checked Nov 5, 2026

Related words

Original Korean record: Nov 6, 2026English translation: awaiting review

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