Korean slang profile
여티즌
yeotijeun
A female internet user
A woman who enjoys using the internet.
- Expanded form
- 여 + netizen여 (woman) + netizen
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2002
- 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
자료는 여성 인터넷 이용자를 여티즌이라는 말로 소개했다.
The source introduced female internet users with 여티즌.
02Documented history
- 2002The 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』 introduced the spelling and meaning of “여티즌”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Combines 여, representing a woman, with part of netizen. This explanation was checked in the 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The headword, definition, and components were directly compared. The original older articles re-quoted by the source were not separately opened; the date recorded is the publication date directly checked on the collection’s copyright page.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2002년 신어 — 2002년 신어, 45쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2002Original source checked Nov 14, 2026