Korean slang profile

배배테크

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An expression likening compensation of twice the deposit after a canceled housing-sale contract to a financial strategy.

Expanded form: 배액배상 + 재테크배액배상 + 재테크 (double compensation + financial strategy)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Dec 30, 2020
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
배배테크라는 말에는 계약이 깨지는 시장의 씁쓸함이 담겨 있다.
The term 배배테크 captures the bitterness of a market where contracts fall through.

02Documented history

December 2020비즈워치 introduced a neologism comparing double compensation after contract cancellation to a financial strategy.[1]

03Origin & word formation

비즈워치 explicitly explains it as ‘배액배상+재테크’ (double compensation + financial strategy). It describes receiving double after cancellation and does not mean a method guaranteeing returns. The first user and time could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation in the body of the source was checked, but the first user could not be identified.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

[알쓸부잡]'청무피사·배배테크' 자고나면 생기는 '부동산 신조어' (비즈워치)Published Dec 30, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026