Korean slang profile
뱅크싱
baengkeusing
Gradually sorting out one’s feelings alone without telling a partner, then later announcing a breakup.
Gradually sorting out one’s feelings alone without telling a partner, then later announcing a breakup.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
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- Earliest source found
- Not verified
- 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
상대는 괜찮은 줄 알았는데 혼자 마음을 정리했다면 뱅크싱을 다룬 기사와 비슷한 상황이네.
If one person thought everything was fine while the other had already sorted out their feelings alone, that sounds like the article on 뱅크싱.
02Documented history
- Publication date unverifiedThe article introduced a way of ending a romantic relationship by processing one’s feelings beforehand and then unilaterally announcing the breakup.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2025 Korea Times Canada article introduces it as a term taken from street artist Banksy’s name. It explains the name as applied to processing one’s feelings without the partner knowing and then announcing a breakup. Evidence of widespread Korean use and the first person to coin it could not be established. Date fields are blank because the local date in the article differs from the metadata date after conversion to Korean time.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
The explanation and usage were checked directly, but who coined the expression and when could not be established. No date is given because the local date in the article differs from the date in the metadata after conversion to Korean time.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘뱅크싱’ 연애, 조용한 이별의 시대 | 캐나다 한국일보 (캐나다 한국일보)Original source checked Nov 12, 2026