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Korean slang profile

사기팅

sagiting

Meeting under false personal details

A term of the time for a matchmaking meeting in which someone falsifies personal information such as age.

Expanded form
사기 + meeting사기 + meeting (deception + meeting)
Other spellings
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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

    옛 만남 문화 기사에서 사기팅이라는 표현을 봤다.

    I saw 사기팅 in an old article on dating culture.

02Documented history

  1. 2000The 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “사기팅”.[1]

03Origin & word formation

This expression was checked in the 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』. The expanded form or corresponding name given by the collection is “사기 + meeting (deception + meeting)”. The first coiner and actual first use have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The definition, expanded form, or paired name in the official collection of the time was checked. This relies on a single source; the original re-quoted articles, first coinage, and current range of use require separate verification.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

  1. 2000년 신어, 본문 152쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 31, 2000Original source checked Nov 15, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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