Korean slang profile
설탕폰
seoltangpon
A figurative term for a smartphone considered so fragile that its screen breaks easily.
A figurative term for a smartphone considered so fragile that its screen breaks easily.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 20, 2013
- 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
화면이 쉽게 깨진다는 후기에 설탕폰이라는 표현이 붙었어.
Reviews saying the screen broke easily gave it the label 설탕폰.
02Documented history
- 2013-12-20“2013년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2013년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and examples of usage on PDF page 42 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 69.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2013년 신어 자료집 — PDF 42쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 20, 2013Original source checked Nov 14, 2026