Korean slang profile

트친

teuchin

A friend or acquaintance one interacts with on Twitter.

Expanded form: 트위터 친구Twitter friend
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Oct 11, 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
같은 책을 좋아하는 트친과 독서 모임에서 처음 만났어.
I met a 트친 who likes the same books for the first time at a book club.

02Documented history

October 2024한겨레21 explained it as short for 트위터 친구 while reporting a friendship mentioned in an interview.[1]

03Origin & word formation

Short for ‘트위터 친구’ (Twitter friend). A 2024 source from 한겨레21 confirms this formation or explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

"왜 결혼하냐구요?""왜 우리에게만 묻죠?" (한겨레21)Published Oct 11, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026