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Korean slang profile

메타 사피엔스

meta sapienseu

People creating another self in virtual space to pursue a life different from reality.

People creating another self in virtual space to pursue a life different from reality.

Expanded form
Not documented
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Jan 5, 2022
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

    가상 공간의 또 다른 나를 다룬 글에서 메타 사피엔스라는 말을 봤어.

    I saw the term meta sapiens in an article about another self in virtual space.

02Documented history

  1. 2022-01-05The 강원일보 source used the expression ‘메타 사피엔스’.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The meaning and usage were checked in the source. The specific process of coining the expression could not be established. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationLow

Usage was checked in the source, but the specific process of coining the expression and its first use could not be established.

04Sources

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

  1. [박종홍칼럼]‘2022년 호랑이해, 우리의 상상을 현실로' (강원일보)Published Jan 5, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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