Korean slang profile
롱디커플
rongdikeopeul
Long-distance couple
Partners who live far apart, rarely meet, and maintain their relationship mainly online or through similar means.
- Expanded form
- long distance + couplelong distance + couple
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- 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
롱디커플인 우리는 저녁마다 영상으로 이야기를 나눈다.
As a 롱디커플, we talk by video every evening.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “롱디커플” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Formed by retaining parts of “long distance + couple”. The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 58 (printed page 34) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026