Korean slang profile

페친

pechin

Someone connected as a friend on Facebook.

Expanded form: 페이스북 친구Facebook friend
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Apr 25, 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
오래 연락하지 못한 동창과 페친이 돼서 근황을 봤어.
I became 페친 with a classmate I had not contacted in ages and saw their updates.

02Documented history

April 2024머니투데이 gave 페이스북 친구 as the expanded form while explaining social-media friendships.[1]

03Origin & word formation

Short for ‘페이스북 친구’ (Facebook friend). A 2024 source from 머니투데이 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.

"싫어할 글 썼더니 페친 끊어" 서승만, 조국 겨냥?…"나도 팽 당했다" (머니투데이)Published Apr 25, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026