What is ‘magikkun’ and why is the term buzzing on dating apps in South Korea? | Malay Mail

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SEOUL, Jan 19 — In South Korea, some users of dating applications are reporting being fooled by profiles where only photos of the user wearing a mask are available. This phenomenon is called ‘magikkun,’ and it’s causing a buzz in the dating app community. Magikkun. This is the word used by...

SEOUL, Jan 19 — In South Korea, some users of dating applications are reporting being fooled by profiles where only photos of the user wearing a mask are available.Magikkun. This is the word used by Koreans in search of romance to describe the deception of users who wear a mask on their dating app profile pics. It’s a combination of the English word “mask” and the Korean word “saggikkun,” meaning “fraud”.

The result is that numerous Koreans are complaining of being duped when they meet in real life and see their correspondent without a mask.

 

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