틱톡
Tiktok[tʰik̚tʰo̞k̚]
틱톡 (Tiktok) is the Korean way to say the app name TikTok.
Meaning: app (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Tiktok
Did you know?
- The sound 톡 'tok' is so associated with messaging and social apps in Korea that it is shared with the country's most popular app, 카카오톡 'KakaoTalk'.
- Korean teenagers sometimes use 틱톡 as a verb in slang, implying the act of filming a dance or a trend regardless of which app they actually use.
- While the app is called 틱톡 in Korea, users often refer to the specific style of short-form videos as 숏폼 which is a phonetic loan of the English phrase 'short form'.
Examples in context
- 틱톡 언제부터 보셨어요?TikTok eonjebuteo bosyeosseoyo?
- 틱톡은 오랜 시간 동안 인기를 끌었습니다.TikTok-eun oraen sigan dong-an ingireul kkeureotseumnida.
- 응, 나도 틱톡 매일 봐.Eung, nado TikTok maeil bwa.
- 틱톡을 보고 있어요.tiktog-eul bogo isseoyo.I am watching TikTok.
- 틱톡에 재미있는 영상이 많아요.tiktog-e jaemiitneun yeongsang-i manhayo.There are many funny videos on TikTok.
- 틱톡을 설치했어요.tiktog-eul seolchihaesseoyo.I installed TikTok.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about social media trends.
- 서연 Seo-yeon지훈 씨, 틱톡 해요?Jihun ssi, tiktog haeyo?Jihun, do you use TikTok?
- 지훈 Ji-hun네, 가끔 봐요.Ne, gakkeum bwayo.Yes, I watch it sometimes.
- 서연 Seo-yeon저도 틱톡을 좋아해요.Jeodo tiktog-eul joahaeyo.I like TikTok too.
- 지훈 Ji-hun서연 씨도 자주 보세요?Seoyeon ssi-do jaju boseyo?Do you watch it often too, Seoyeon?
Sources
- Wiktionary, “tiktok” translations and entries 틱톡, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
