Korean slang profile
부파라치
buparachi
Reward-seeking real-estate reporter
Reporting real-estate misconduct for a reward, or someone who does so.
- Expanded form
- 부동산 + paparazzi부동산 (real estate) + paparazzi
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- 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
부동산 신고 제도의 옛 사례를 찾다가 부파라치라는 말을 접했다.
While looking up past real-estate reporting schemes, I encountered 부파라치.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “부파라치” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Formed by retaining parts of “부동산 (real estate) + paparazzi”. The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 72 (printed page 48) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026