Korean slang profile

청포족

cheongpojok

People giving up housing subscription applications because of burdens such as high competition or prices.

Expanded form: 청약을 포기한 사람들청약을 포기한 사람들 (people who gave up housing subscriptions)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Jun 20, 2023
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
청약 경쟁이 치열해 청포족이라는 말이 나왔대.
They say fierce housing-subscription competition led to the term 청포족.

The source explains it as ‘청약을 포기한 사람들’ (people who gave up housing subscriptions). Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.

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