Korean slang profile
웹시족
wepsijok
Young married women active online
A term of the time for young married women who obtain everyday information online and engage in shopping or club activities.
- Expanded form
- web + missy + 족web + missy + 족 (web + missy + 족, group)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 31, 2000
- 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
육아 정보를 나누는 온라인 활동을 웹시족의 생활로 소개했다.
Online exchanges of childcare information were introduced as part of 웹시족 life.
02Documented history
- 2000The 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “웹시족”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
This expression was checked in the 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』. The expanded form or corresponding name given by the collection is “web + missy + 족 (web + missy + 족, group)”. The first coiner and actual first use have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definition, expanded form, or paired name in the official collection of the time was checked. This relies on a single source; the original re-quoted articles, first coinage, and current range of use require separate verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2000년 신어, 본문 235쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 31, 2000Original source checked Nov 15, 2026