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=Korean Language in Contemporary Society=

History
There is no designated person who’s credited in creating Korean slang. One of the primary reasons as to why it began to develop quickly and abundantly and become more popular is due to the booming economy that surprised its neighboring countries, China and Japan. The economic efficiency allowed Koreans to produce a more shortened version of certain phrases and words. (첨 = 처음)

Just as English speakers used leet, “an alternative alphabet for the English language that is primarily used on the Internet” or other forms, Korean internet slang (인터넷용어) was developed especially during the 1990s, when the use of technology boomed. Some words were made because people typed them fast but used the incorrect spelling anyway (뭥미? = 뭐임?). In the 2000s, Koreans started to use more of the English alphabet, since it was the global language. Internet games and television shows, such as soap operas, also influence the everyday language, such as 방꾸똥꾸 from the famous comedy drama “High Kick Through the Roof” in 2009.

Examples
The following are examples, along with the romanization and meaning:

엣지녀 (edge-nyo)- an attractive woman who is justifiable herself and knows her own mind

광클 (kwang-kul)- shortened version of saying clicking of mouse rapidly in Korean

낚시 (nakk-si)- a word that refers to an act that tricks people with false titles and information that do not relate to the article

레알 (leal) - a word that means real (same with English), but pronounced with Korean pronunciation

와방 (wa-bang) – very, extremely, much

갑툭튀 (kab-tuk-twi) - abbreviation of suddenly appearing in Korean (갑자기 툭 튀어나오다)

깜놀 (kkap-nol) - abbreviation of being startled all of a sudden in Korean (깜짝놀라다)

엄친아 (om-chin-a) – abbreviation of mother’s friend’s son in Korean (엄마친구아들). It figuratively refers to a person who is pretty much good at everything, as well as the physical feature.

완소 (wan-so) – abbreviation of very precious in Korean (완전 소중)

자삭 (ja-sak) - abbreviation for self-deleting in Korean (자진 삭제)

오나전 (o-na-jon) – a word coined because of miss-typing of ‘completely’ in Korean

지못미 (ji-mot-mi) – abbreviation of sorry for not being able to protect you in Korean (지켜주지 못해 미안하다)

귀척 (gwi-chok) – abbreviation of acting lovely in Korean (귀여운척)

냉무 (naeng-mu) – abbreviation of no content in Korean (내용없음)

넘사벽 (nom-sa-pyok) – description of hardships that follow after talking to someone who has different code of conversation skill (넘을 수 없는 4차원의 벽)

악닥 (ak-dak) – abbreviation of 'ah shut up' in Korean (아 닥치고)

아웃 오브 안중 (out of an-jung) – phrase coined with English and Korean together. It means Out of interest

일드 (il-du) – abbreviation of Japanese Drama Episode

미드 (mi-du) – abbreviation of American Drama Episode

Conclusion
As the generation becomes younger, more slang and abbreviated words will be formed. The Korean media has already influenced many of the natives, as well as foreigners around the world, through soap operas and popular music, and it will continue to reach out to those who have never heard of Korea. Now that the Chinese language is becoming more popular in Korea, there is a high possibility that it will collaborate with Korean to make new words for the youth, just as English had done during the millennium.