Korean slang profile
뷔페족
bwipejok
Store-sample meal hunters
A figurative name for people who make a meal by visiting successive sampling stations in department stores or discount stores.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2003
- 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 소비 기사는 여러 시식 코너를 도는 사람들을 뷔페족이라고 불렀다.
The consumer article at the time called people touring sampling stations 뷔페족.
02Documented history
- December 2003The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 included “뷔페족” as a headword in its main text and gave its meaning and usage context.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 gives the spelling and meaning of “뷔페족” and its contemporary usage. Its inclusion in this source was verified; its original creator and actual first use have not been established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling, definition, and usage context were compared in one official collection. The report’s publication date was directly checked on its copyright page and used instead of the dates of articles re-quoted in the text.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2003년 신어 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2003Original source checked Nov 14, 2026