Korean slang profile
셀카폰
selkapon
Self-portrait camera phone
A mobile phone that lets users take pictures of themselves.
- Expanded form
- self + camera phoneself + camera phone
- 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
회전식 카메라가 달린 옛 셀카폰을 전시장에서 봤다.
I saw an old 셀카폰 with a rotating camera at an exhibition.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “셀카폰” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Formed by retaining parts of “self + camera phone”. 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 38 (printed page 14) 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