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잠수충

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Korean online-game slang for a player who frequently goes AFK: stays logged in or in the match but stops playing, as if submerged (잠수) and not responding. The suffix 충 ("bug, insect") marks the player as a nuisance; it is a derogatory label used in complaints about teammates, not a neutral description.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"Report the 잠수충 who stood still in spawn for the whole match."

LORE & ORIGIN

Combines 잠수 ("diving, going underwater", used in Korean games and chat for being present but silent or inactive) with the pejorative suffix 충 (literally "insect"), the same suffix found in 급식충 and 맘충, which have their own entries. recent term; no dated source found yet. The existing AFK entries cover the closest practice.

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PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
2010s onward, still in use
CURRENT STATUS
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