Korean slang profile
통친
tongchin
Friend met through PC communications
A friend made through PC communications.
- Expanded form
- 통신하다 만난 친구통신하다 만난 친구 (friend met through online communications)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 11, 1999
- 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
오래 알고 지낸 통친과 처음으로 얼굴을 보고 인사했다.
I met a longtime 통친 face to face for the first time and said hello.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The 1999 material from 매일신문 introduced this expression and its definition. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The single checked article provides a definition. First use and the extent of spread were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- PC통신 채팅언어 신조어 ‘봇물’ (매일신문)Published Jun 11, 1999Original source checked Nov 15, 2026