Korean slang profile
가격파괴
gagyeokpagoe
Sustained steep price cuts
A sales method of continually selling cheaply by cutting prices far more sharply than ordinary discounts.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Aug 17, 1998
- 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
동네에 가격파괴를 내세운 할인매장이 생겼다.
A discount store promoting 가격파괴 opened in the neighborhood.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
A 1998 서울신문 article introduces it as a new word and distinguishes it from ordinary price reductions. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definition and social context presented in the contemporary article were compared. First coinage, current range of use, and the extent of spread remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 가격창조/崔澤滿 논설위원(外言內言) (서울신문)Published Aug 17, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026