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[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]

Korean social media shorthand for 실시간 트렌드, the real-time trending topics list on Twitter (now X). Users say they "check the 실트" or that a word or hashtag is "on the 실트" when it appears among the trending topics.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"The group's name hit the "실트" within minutes of the announcement."

LORE & ORIGIN

실트 is a clipping of 실시간 트렌드 ("real-time trend"), taking the first syllable of each word. It is used about the trends list of Twitter/X; X help pages describe trends as determined by an algorithm and personalised by location and interests. A Korean marketing blog describes the trends list as a way to see Gen Z topics. No source found documents when the abbreviation first appeared.

FIRST SEEN
Unknown (no source documents first use)
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
2010s onward, still in use
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang
Related To:Trending Topic

EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

TREND STATUS
↓ FADING
EDITORIAL ESTIMATE
CULTURE CATEGORY
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DOCUMENTED SINCE
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