Korean slang profile
의드
uideu
Medical drama
Short for a drama focused on medical professionals and medical settings.
- Expanded form
- 의학 드라마의학 드라마 (medical drama)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- 2009
- 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
병원을 배경으로 한 의드를 정주행했다.
I binge-watched an 의드 set in a hospital.
02Documented history
- 2009The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』 lists the spelling and meaning of “의드” and gives contemporary media examples.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage context of “의드” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』. The source gives its expanded form as “의학 드라마 (medical drama)”. This verifies the examples included in the collection, not the original creator or actual first use.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling and definition were compared in one official collection. The older article dates re-quoted there were not used as the earliest verified date; only 2009, the collection’s publication year, was used.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2008년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원)Published 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026