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Korean slang profile

돌려막기

dolryeomakgi

Paying one card with another

In the source, paying the bill on one credit card with money obtained through another credit card.

Expanded form
Not documented
Other spellings
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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

    그 기사는 카드 대금을 돌려막기 하는 문제를 다뤘다.

    The article covered the problem of 돌려막기 with credit-card bills.

02Documented history

  1. 2001The 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “돌려막기”.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』 includes the spelling and meaning of “돌려막기”. 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.

  1. 2001년 신어 — 신어 목록 81쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 28, 2001Original source checked Nov 15, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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