1. What does it mean?
움짤 shortens 움직이는 짤방. It describes a brief animated visual that can capture a facial expression, a gesture, or a small moment without showing an entire video.
Also written or said as 움직이는 짤방, umjjal
2. The nuance
GIF is a common format, but in casual conversation the label focuses on the moving visual rather than a precise file extension. A still screenshot is normally a 짤 or 스샷, not an 움짤.
3. Examples
“내가 찍은 종이 인형 영상으로 손 흔드는 움짤을 만들었어.”
I made a waving animation from the paper-puppet video I filmed.
“이 움짤은 끝나면 처음으로 돌아가서 계속 재생돼.”
This animated image loops back to the beginning when it ends.
Sources
Newspim: Korean internet culture
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