What Does This Mean?

탈덕

[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]

FORCE: Gen Z BrainrotUNIVERSE: Korean K-pop FandomCLUSTER: kpop_fandom_lifecycle

Korean fandom term meaning to leave a fandom, that is, to stop being a fan of an idol, group or other object of devotion. It is the opposite of 입덕 (entering a fandom) and is used as a verb, as in 탈덕하다.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"After a decade of following the group, she announced on her blog that she had decided on "탈덕.""

LORE & ORIGIN

Compound of 탈 (to leave, as in 탈퇴) and 덕, the fan element taken from 덕후 (devoted fan). A Korean press article on idol-fan vocabulary and a K-pop fandom glossary both describe it as the opposite of 입덕 and as leaving the fan community. The date of first use is not documented in the sources found.

FIRST SEEN

Unknown (no source documents first use)

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

2010s onward, still in use

CURRENT STATUS

Legacy / Decaying Slang

Related To:입덕 휴덕 덕후

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EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

Español es-ESno fixed local term →Français fr-FRno fixed local term →日本語 ja-JPno fixed local term →한국어 ko-KR탈덕 →Português pt-BRno fixed local term →中文 zh-CNno fixed local term →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

↓ FADING

EDITORIAL ESTIMATE

CULTURE CATEGORY

[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]

RELATED TERMS

MENTIONS OVER TIME

DOCUMENTED SINCE

Unknown (no source documents first use)

NOW

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