Korean slang profile
득템력
deuktemnyeok
The ability or attitude of investing time and effort to obtain desired products and gaining a sense of achievement.
The ability or attitude of investing time and effort to obtain desired products and gaining a sense of achievement.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jan 8, 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
오래 기다려 원하던 물건을 구하니 득템력을 발휘한 기분이야.
After waiting so long to get what I wanted, I felt I had shown my item-obtaining ability.
02Documented history
- 2023-01-08The 뉴스1 source used the expression ‘득템력’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage were checked in the source. The specific process of coining the expression could not be established. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
Usage was checked in the source, but the specific process of coining the expression and its first use could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- '줄서기' 즐기는 MZ세대 그들은 왜?…불황에 '소확행·득템력' 열광 (뉴스1)Published Jan 8, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026