Korean slang profile
오티
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A shortened name for orientation, introducing schedules and living or learning arrangements before admission or classes begin.
A shortened name for orientation, introducing schedules and living or learning arrangements before admission or classes begin.
- Expanded form
- 오리엔테이션orientation
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 2, 2024
- 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
개강 전에 오티에 가서 수업 방식과 준비물을 확인했어.
Before the semester started, I attended 오티 to check the class format and supplies.
02Documented history
- February 2024서울신문 used 오티 as a shortened name for 오리엔테이션 while covering an event for new students to get acquainted.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for ‘오리엔테이션’ (orientation). A 2024 source from 서울신문 confirms this formation or explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 술 없이 ‘꿀잼’… 요즘 OT는 공동놀이구역 (서울신문)Published Feb 2, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026