Korean slang profile
보복소비
boboksobi
Concentrated spending after consumption desires were suppressed by an infectious disease outbreak or similar circumstances.
Concentrated spending after consumption desires were suppressed by an infectious disease outbreak or similar circumstances.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jan 4, 2022
- 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
한동안 못 했던 쇼핑을 몰아서 하니 보복소비 같아.
Doing all the shopping I’d missed at once feels like revenge spending.
02Documented history
- 2022-01-04The 동아일보 source used the expression ‘보복소비’.[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
Usage was checked in the source, but the specific process of coining the expression and its first use could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 부모 '명품 보복소비' 보고 자란 아이들 "명품 사주세요" 모방 소비 (동아일보)Published Jan 4, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026