눈팅

Korean

Etymology

Blend of 눈 (nun, “eye”) +‎ 채팅 (chaeting, “Internet chat”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nunting
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nunting
McCune–Reischauer?nunt'ing
Yale Romanization?nwunthing

Noun

눈팅 • (nunting)

  1. (Internet slang) lurking (reading an Internet site without commenting or posting)
    내가 좀 소심해서 눈팅밖에 안 해.
    nae-ga jom sosimhaeseo nuntingbakke an hae.
    I only lurk because I'm a little people-shy.

Derived terms

  • 눈팅하다 (nuntinghada, “to lurk”)
  • 눈팅족 (nuntingjok, “lurkers”)
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