Korean slang profile
모잉족
moingjok
People learning English by mobile phone
People who study English on mobile phones in spare moments.
- Expanded form
- 모바일 잉글리시족mobile English learners
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 17, 2006
- 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
출근길에 휴대전화로 영어를 배우는 모잉족을 소개했다.
The article introduced 모잉족 learning English by phone on their commute.
02Documented history
- 2006-08-17This source introduced “모잉족” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
It shortens 모바일 잉글리시족. A Joongdo Ilbo article gives the expression together with its expanded form. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
This is a communications or everyday expression introduced by a 2006 article. The earlier use recalled in that article was not adopted as a directly verified evidence date.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 아리송한10대 외계어 삐삐 숫자전송이 시초 (중도일보)Published Aug 17, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026