Korean slang profile
메신저 증후군
mesinjeo jeunghugun
Stress from excessive use or checking of messaging services
A state of stress from excessive use or constant checking of messaging services.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 메신저 피로 증후군
- Earliest source found
- Dec 10, 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
퇴근 후에도 업무 메시지를 확인하는 모습을 메신저 증후군이라는 말로 설명했다.
Checking work messages even after work was described as 메신저 증후군.
02Documented history
- 2015-12-10The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and contemporary examples of “메신저 증후군” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 130; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified. This explains the collection’s wording and does not establish medical diagnostic criteria.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2015년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2015Original source checked Nov 14, 2026