Korean slang profile
대곰탕
daegomtang
A playful name for a stock-market crash, likening it to the Great Depression.
A playful name for a stock-market crash, likening it to the Great Depression.
- Expanded form
- 대공황을 비튼 표현A twist on 대공황 (the Great Depression)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jul 9, 2026
- 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
지수가 크게 내린 날에는 대곰탕이라는 말까지 보였어.
On a day when the index dropped sharply, I even saw people saying 대곰탕.
02Documented history
- July 2026Maeil Business Newspaper introduced the meaning and usage of 대곰탕.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Maeil Business Newspaper explains it as a parody of 대공황 used to joke self-deprecatingly about a crashing market. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation was checked in a source we read directly. The circumstances of its earliest use and earlier sources need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- “오늘도 4이드카, 다큰낙타?”…널뛰기 장세가 만든 개미 신조어 (매일경제)Published Jul 9, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026