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Korean
Etymology
Blend of 눈 (nun, “eye”) + 채팅 (chaeting, “Internet chat”).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | nunting |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nunting |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nunt'ing |
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| Yale Romanization? | nwunthing |
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Noun
눈팅 • (nunting)
- (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”)