Korean slang profile
엠시에스
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Large upscale-feeling low-price shop
An abbreviation of the time for a retail format selling inexpensive goods in a large store with an upscale atmosphere.
- Expanded form
- Mega Concept ShopMega Concept Shop
- Other spellings
- MCS
- Earliest source found
- Dec 31, 2000
- 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
기사는 엠시에스를 새로운 패션 유통 형태로 소개했다.
The article introduced 엠시에스 as a new fashion retail format.
02Documented history
- 2000The 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “엠시에스”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
This expression was checked in the 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』. The expanded form or corresponding name given by the collection is “Mega Concept Shop”. The first coiner and actual first use have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definition, expanded form, or paired name in the official collection of the time was checked. This relies on a single source; the original re-quoted articles, first coinage, and current range of use require separate verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2000년 신어, 본문 212쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 31, 2000Original source checked Nov 15, 2026