Korean slang profile
손캠
sonkaem
A separate video of hands operating a mouse and keyboard.
A separate video of hands operating a mouse and keyboard.
- Expanded form
- 손 + 캠코더(camcorder)손 + 캠코더(camcorder) (hand + camcorder)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 30, 2018
- 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
게임 방송 화면 아래에 손캠을 함께 띄웠다.
I displayed a 손캠 below the game broadcast.
02Documented history
- November 2018The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2018년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2018Original source checked Nov 14, 2026