Korean slang profile
독수리족
doksurijok
Model-home giveaway hunters
A figurative name for people who visit model apartments and similar places to collect prizes or giveaways.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2003
- 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
당시 분양 기사는 경품을 찾아 견본 주택을 도는 사람들을 독수리족이라고 불렀다.
The housing-sales article called people touring model homes for giveaways 독수리족.
02Documented history
- December 2003The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 included “독수리족” as a headword in its main text and gave its meaning and usage context.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 gives the spelling and meaning of “독수리족” and its contemporary usage. Its inclusion in this source was verified; its original creator and actual first use have not been established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling, definition, and usage context were compared in one official collection. The report’s publication date was directly checked on its copyright page and used instead of the dates of articles re-quoted in the text.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2003년 신어 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2003Original source checked Nov 14, 2026