Korean slang profile
비건워싱
bigeonwosing
Selling products under a vegan label when they are not actually vegan.
Selling products under a vegan label when they are not actually vegan.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 비건 워싱
- 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
비건 표시를 믿고 샀다가 비건워싱이 아닌지 의심했어.
I bought it trusting the vegan label, then wondered if it was veganwashing.
02Documented history
- Time unconfirmedThe 엠브레인 source used the expression ‘비건워싱’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage were checked in the source. The specific process of coining the expression could not be established. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
The meaning and usage in the body were checked. The posting date could not be reconfirmed and was omitted; the research period was not substituted as the publication date.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 비거니즘(비건주의) 라이프스타일 관련 인식 조사 (엠브레인)Original source checked Nov 13, 2026