Korean slang profile
솔캠족
solkaemjok
People who enjoy camping alone.
People who enjoy camping alone.
- Expanded form
- 솔로 캠핑을 즐기는 사람들솔로 캠핑을 즐기는 사람들 (people who enjoy solo camping)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 24, 2014
- 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
솔캠족인 친구는 혼자 설치하기 쉬운 텐트를 골랐다.
My friend who camps solo chose a tent that is easy to put up alone.
02Documented history
- 2014-12-24The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어” explains “솔캠족” in connection with “솔로 캠핑을 즐기는 사람들”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 67; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2014년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 24, 2014Original source checked Nov 14, 2026