Korean slang profile
투글족
tugeuljok
People using two-character abbreviations
People accustomed to an online style of shortening words to two characters.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Aug 17, 2006
- 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
두 글자로 답하는 대화를 보며 예전의 투글족이라는 표현이 떠올랐다.
A conversation using two-character replies reminded me of the old expression 투글족.
02Documented history
- 2006-08-17This source introduced “투글족” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2006 Joongdo Ilbo article explains the habit of shortening expressions to two characters and gives a spelling combining the English word two with 글. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The article’s individual definition was checked. The earlier period of popularity recalled by this source is distinguished from the article’s publication year.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 아리송한10대 외계어 삐삐 숫자전송이 시초 (중도일보)Published Aug 17, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026