webtoon

== English == === Etymology === From Web +‎ toon, dating from at least 2001 (see citations). For Korean comics, likely a re-borrowing of Korean 웹툰 (weptun), itself from the original sense. === Noun === webtoon (plural webtoons) (Internet) An animated cartoon published on the World Wide Web. 2001, 11 September, "Rob Cruickshank, part-time human being", Re: Strange ad copy of the day (on newsgroup alt.slack) Have a webtoon! Elf Life: http://www.elflife.com A kind of Korean comic that is published digitally for reading on a smartphone or computer. ==== Translations ====