짤방

Korean

Etymology

Blend of 짤림 (jjallim, “being deleted”) +‎ 방지 (bangji, “prevention”). The term originated around 2002 on the DC Inside forum, which was originally dedicated to sharing images, from the practice of attaching an image to an otherwise text post in order to both grab attention and stop moderators from deleting it for being irrelevant.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕ͈a̠ɭba̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [짤방]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jjalbang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jjalbang
McCune–Reischauer?	tchalbang
Yale Romanization?	ccal.pang

Noun

짤방 • (jjalbang)

1. (Internet slang) meme image or GIF

Derived terms

Usually shortened to 짤 (jjal) in compounds. See there for more.

See also

• 밈 (mim)