Korean slang profile
바이콧
baikot
Consumer action that involves actively buying or recommending products from a store or company one supports.
Consumer action that involves actively buying or recommending products from a store or company one supports.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 27, 2024
- 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
좋은 일을 한 기업의 상품을 사자는 바이콧에 참여했다.
I joined a 바이콧 encouraging purchases from a company that had done something good.
02Documented history
- August 2024이투데이 introduced the meaning of this expression and its use in consumption and everyday life.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage were checked in a source from 이투데이. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were checked directly in the source. The circumstances of its earliest use and earlier evidence need further verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [이투데이 말투데이] 위정이덕(爲政以德)/바이콧 (이투데이)Published Aug 27, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026