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Korean slang profile

다정력

dajeongnyeok

A consumer trend of seeking emotional stability and an object on which to lavish affection.

A consumer trend of seeking emotional stability and an object on which to lavish affection.

Expanded form
Not documented
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Jan 16, 2025
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

    작은 애착 물건에서 위안을 얻는 소비를 다정력이라는 말로 소개했어.

    The term 다정력 was used to describe finding comfort through purchases of small objects one grows attached to.

02Documented history

  1. January 2025Market News introduced the meaning and usage of 다정력.[1]

03Origin & word formation

Market News explains this trend in Shinhan Card’s 2025 consumer outlook. Who created the term and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationLow

The meaning and usage were checked directly in the source. How the term was first coined and earlier evidence need further comparison.

04Sources

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

  1. 올해 소비 트렌드는 경험소비, 자기소비, 인공지능, 콘텐츠 소비, 다정다감 소비...신한카드, 2025년 소비 트렌드 키워드 ‘R.E.V.I.V.E’ 제시 < 문화일반 < 문화 < 기사본문 - 마켓뉴스 (마켓뉴스)Published Jan 16, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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