Korean slang profile
돈 삭제
don sakje
A metaphor comparing a large loss of invested principal to money being deleted.
A metaphor comparing a large loss of invested principal to money being deleted.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Jul 6, 2022
- 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
손실이 커지자 돈 삭제라는 자조적인 말이 나왔어.
As losses grew, people self-deprecatingly called it money deletion.
02Documented history
- 2022-07-06The 조선일보 source used the expression ‘돈 삭제’.[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.
- 일저우일저·반려주식, 급락장에 슬픈 ‘신조어’ (조선일보)Published Jul 6, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026