Korean slang profile
텍스트힙
tekseuteuhip
The phenomenon of seeing reading, writing, and keeping written records as stylish activities.
The phenomenon of seeing reading, writing, and keeping written records as stylish activities.
- Expanded form
- 텍스트 + 힙하다text + being hip
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 8, 2024
- 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
읽고 싶은 문장을 모아 쓰다 보니 나도 텍스트힙에 관심이 생겼다.
Collecting and writing down sentences I wanted to read got me interested in 텍스트힙.
02Documented history
- June 2024서울신문 described it as viewing people who read and keep written records as stylish.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage were checked in a source from 서울신문. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were checked directly in the source. The circumstances of its earliest use and earlier evidence need further verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘텍스트힙’을 아시나요…Z세대, 다시 텍스트에 열광[취중생] (서울신문)Published Jun 8, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026