Korean slang profile

동학개미

donghak gaemi

Korean retail stock investors

Individual investors who buy stocks in the Korean domestic market.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
뉴스에서 동학개미 이야기가 자주 나와.
Individual investors in Korean stocks come up in the news a lot.
Quoted from a source
일명 ‘동학개미’로 불리는 개인 투자자들입니다[2]
These are individual investors, also known as ‘동학개미’.
English translation by Julimmal.

March 2020The Bell: “Looking at the statistics, the momentum of 동학개미 is unusual.”[1]
March 2021SBS: “The biggest contributors to the 3,000 stock index era are individual investors, also known as ‘동학개미.’”[2]

Where the expression originated has not been verified. The 2021 source from SBS only explains the meaning.

Evidence for the origin explanationLow

The meaning is supported, but the sources do not explain how the expression was formed.

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.