Korean slang profile
드라이브인족
deuraibeuinjok
People doing everyday activities in cars
A person or group handling various everyday activities inside a car.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 28, 2001
- 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
옛 생활 기사에서 드라이브인족의 소비 방식을 소개했다.
The old lifestyle article introduced 드라이브인족 consumption patterns.
02Documented history
- 2001The 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “드라이브인족”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』 includes the spelling and meaning of “드라이브인족”. This collection also includes previously used words absent from dictionaries. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definitions in the body of the 2001 collection were compared. The collection also includes previously used words absent from dictionaries. The original older articles re-quoted there were not separately opened, and neither the first use date nor the extent of spread at the time was verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2001년 신어 — 신어 목록 83쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 28, 2001Original source checked Nov 15, 2026