Korean slang profile
폰생폰사족
ponsaengponsajok
People constantly attached to mobile phones
People who always carry and use mobile phones regardless of time or place and feel anxious without them.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 31, 2000
- 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
당시 기사는 휴대 전화를 꺼 두기 어려워하는 폰생폰사족을 소개했다.
The article of the time introduced 폰생폰사족 who found it hard to switch off their phones.
02Documented history
- 2000The 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “폰생폰사족”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』 gives the meaning and contemporary use of “폰생폰사족”. Its inclusion in the survey does not mean it was first created in 2000. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
This refers to mobile phone usage habits in the 2000 source. It is not established as a particular current illness or clinical diagnosis; the creator and first appearance remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2000년 신어, 본문 361쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 31, 2000Original source checked Nov 15, 2026