Korean slang profile
TVOD
TVOD
An abbreviation for accessing video content by paying separately for each title.
An abbreviation for accessing video content by paying separately for each title.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Oct 28, 2020
- 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
구독 대신 영화 한 편만 TVOD로 결제했어.
Instead of subscribing, I paid for just one film through TVOD.
02Documented history
- October 2020연합뉴스 explained paying for individual titles as TVOD, distinguishing it from monthly subscriptions.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2020 연합뉴스 article explains TVOD as a payment model for video content. The full English name and when the abbreviation was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
The meaning of the payment model was checked in the article, but the expanded English form and the abbreviation’s origin could not be confirmed.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- "1년은 영화 건별로 결제해야" vs "8주 넘으면 정액제 불가피" (연합뉴스)Published Oct 28, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026