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Korean slang profile

붕붕드링크

bungbungdeuringkeu

A name used for a mixed drink high in caffeine, made by combining energy drinks and similar beverages.

A name used for a mixed drink high in caffeine, made by combining energy drinks and similar beverages.

Expanded form
Not documented
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Dec 5, 2012
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

    시험 기간의 붕붕드링크 유행을 다룬 옛 기사를 읽었어.

    I read an old article about the 붕붕드링크 trend during exam periods.

02Documented history

  1. 2012-12-05“2012년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The meaning and contemporary examples were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s “2012년 신어 자료집”, where it names a mixed drink high in caffeine. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The headword, definition, and examples about the drink’s popularity among students on PDF page 35 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 70. The drink’s effects have not been verified, and no recipe beyond the source has been added.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

  1. 2012년 신어 자료집 — PDF 35쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 5, 2012Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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