Korean slang profile
미드작
mideujak
Short for an American television drama.
Short for an American television drama.
- Expanded form
- 미국 드라마 작품미국 드라마 작품 (American drama production)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 20, 2013
- 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 추천받은 미드작을 보려고 해.
This weekend, I’m going to watch the American drama that was recommended to me.
02Documented history
- 2013-12-20“2013년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2013년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. It describes it as short for “미국 드라마 작품”. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and examples of usage on PDF page 35 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 69.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2013년 신어 자료집 — PDF 35쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 20, 2013Original source checked Nov 14, 2026