Korean slang profile
뒷북 상품
dwitbuk sangpum
A belated copycat product
A product released late in imitation of one successful elsewhere.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 뒷북상품
- Earliest source found
- 2009
- 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
비슷한 기능의 뒷북 상품만으로는 소비자의 관심을 끌기 어려웠다.
Belated copycat products with similar functions alone could not easily attract consumers.
02Documented history
- 2009The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』 lists the spelling and meaning of “뒷북 상품” and gives contemporary media examples.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage context of “뒷북 상품” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』. This verifies the examples included in the collection, not the original creator or actual first use.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling and definition were compared in one official collection. The older article dates re-quoted there were not used as the earliest verified date; only 2009, the collection’s publication year, was used.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2008년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원)Published 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026