Korean slang profile
랜선 연애
raenseon yeonae
Dating that begins or involves interaction through the internet or apps.
Dating that begins or involves interaction through the internet or apps.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Mar 24, 2021
- 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
직접 만나기 전에는 앱에서 대화하며 랜선 연애를 이어 갔어.
Before meeting in person, we kept dating online by chatting in the app.
02Documented history
- March 2021매경이코노미 used it for the trend of meeting through dating apps after COVID-19.[1]
03Origin & word formation
매경이코노미 uses it while describing meetings through dating apps. The article does not limit it to exclusively remote relationships; the first usage time could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
An explanation or context showing the meaning was checked, but the available evidence does not establish the first user.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 랜선연애가 짜릿하다는데…MZ세대 사랑법 데이팅 앱 (매경이코노미)Published Mar 24, 2021Original source checked Nov 13, 2026