Korean slang profile

엄카

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Paying with Mom's card

A mother's payment card, or a card she has given someone to use; also used when someone pays with a parent's card.

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

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
오늘은 엄카 찬스 썼어.
I got to use Mom's card today.
Quoted from a source
핵심 단어는 ‘엄카’, 요즘 젊은이들이 엄마카드를 줄여서 부르는 말이다.[1]
The key word is ‘엄카’, which is what young people these days call an abbreviation for mom card.
English translation by Julimmal.

October 2016The Chosun Ilbo editorialist’s column introduced ‘엄카’ as ‘what young people these days call an abbreviation for mom card.’ It was said that a singer became famous as a ‘엄카 celebrity’ by talking about ‘엄카’ on a TV program.[1]

Short for 엄마카드, Mom's card. A 2016 Chosun Ilbo column explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it has not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationHigh

The column explicitly explains the term. When it was first used is unknown.

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