Korean slang profile
사오정전화기
saojeongjeonhwagi
Miniature hands-free phone nickname
A nickname of the time for a miniaturized phone allowing hands-free calls with an ear microphone.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Oct 31, 1998
- 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 신문에서 사오정전화기라는 초소형 전화기의 별칭을 봤다.
I saw 사오정전화기, a nickname for an ultra-small phone, in an old newspaper.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
A 1998 article introduces it as young people’s nickname for an ultra-small hands-free phone made by a Korean venture company. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
Meaning and usage context in the contemporary original were checked. This stays within the particular source’s explanation and does not establish a 1998 origin or society-wide popularity.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 초미니 전화기 생산 YTC텔레콤(경쟁력으로 승부 건다:5) (서울신문)Published Oct 31, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026