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📣관종

/gwan-jong/

Gwanjong is Korean internet slang for an attention seeker, shortened from 관심종자, meaning someone who acts loudly or provocatively to get noticed online.
관종 meaning visual explanation
💬 Online community🌀 MultipleFirst seen 2005

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관종 is a shortened form of 관심종자, literally built from 관심 meaning attention and 종자 meaning a kind or breed of person. It spread through Korean online communities in the 2000s and is now common on SNS, streams, comments, and everyday chat; the exact first platform and year are unclear.

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  • "He keeps posting rage-bait comments just to get replies. Total gwanjong behavior."
  • "I thought it was just a funny post, but people called it attention-seeking."

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