Korean slang profile

냥덕

nyangdeok

Someone who loves cats or knows a lot about them.

Expanded form: 고양이 + 덕후고양이 (cat) + 덕후 (enthusiast)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Dec 5, 2012
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
고양이 사진첩만 몇 개를 만든 나는 냥덕이야.
I’m a 냥덕 with several photo albums devoted just to cats.

02Documented history

2012-12-05“2012년 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 “2012년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. Its source-language information identifies the words that make up the expression. 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 23 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 70.

04Sources

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

2012년 신어 자료집 — PDF 23쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 5, 2012Original source checked Nov 14, 2026