눈팅

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nuntʰiŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [눈팅]

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”)