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Korean slang profile

미드

mideu

American television drama

Short for a drama produced in the United States.

Expanded form
미국 드라마미국 드라마 (American drama)
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
2010
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

    이번 주말에는 새로 나온 미드를 볼 생각이다.

    I’m planning to watch a new 미드 this weekend.

02Documented history

  1. 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection lists the headword “미드” and its definition.[1]

03Origin & word formation

This expression was checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection. The collection defines it as short for 미국 드라마. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationHigh

The headword and definition in the 2010 collection were checked. The original re-quoted articles were not directly opened, so their dates were not used as firstSeen. The original coinage and path of spread remain unverified.

04Sources

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

  1. 2009년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원·전주대학교 한국어문화원)Published 2010Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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