Korean slang profile
낚시걸이
naksigeoli
Keeping Enter pressed with a coin
Placing a coin under a computer key to keep the Enter key pressed.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- 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
옛 수강 신청 풍경을 다룬 글에서 낚시걸이라는 말을 봤다.
I saw 낚시걸이 mentioned in an article about course registration in the past.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “낚시걸이” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 48 (printed page 24) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026