Korean slang profile
반값골프장
bangapgolpeujang
Public golf course planned for lower fees
A term formerly used for a public golf course planned to lower fees through measures such as using inexpensive land.
- Expanded form
- 반값 + 골프장half price + golf course
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- 2007
- 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
당시 보도는 반값골프장의 조성 방안을 소개했다.
The report of the time introduced plans for creating 반값골프장.
02Documented history
- 2007The National Institute of Korean Language’s weekly new-word survey material introduced the spelling and meaning of “반값골프장”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
This policy- and consumption-related expression adds 반값 to golf course to indicate cheaper use than before. This explanation was checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2007 weekly new-word survey material. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and components in the body of the weekly material were directly compared. The original older articles re-quoted there and first use were not separately verified, and the date was recorded only to the precision of the verified source’s publication year.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 신어 조사 결과 (2007년 8월 1주) (국립국어원·국회도서관 보존본)Published 2007Original source checked Nov 14, 2026