Korean slang profile
아트테크
ateutekeu
Personal financial management using art, such as paintings.
Personal financial management using art, such as paintings.
- Expanded form
- 아트·재테크art + personal financial management
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Mar 18, 2025
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
아트테크의 뜻과 관련 사건을 다룬 기사를 읽었다.
I read an article about the meaning of 아트테크 and a related incident.
02Documented history
- March 2025동아일보 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A shortened blend of 아트 (art) and 재테크 (personal financial management). A 2025 동아일보 article explicitly explains the formation while reporting an incident exploiting art investment. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The abbreviation’s explanation and usage were checked directly, but who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘아트테크’ 악용 645억 꿀꺽… 갤러리 회장 1심 징역 23년｜동아일보 (동아일보)Published Mar 18, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026