Korean slang profile
강아지이론
gangajiiron
The puppy–owner stock-market analogy
A theory comparing the stock market’s relationship with the real economy to a puppy walking with its owner.
- Expanded form
- 강아지 + 이론강아지 (puppy) + 이론 (theory)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2002
- 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
경제 기사는 주가의 움직임을 설명하며 강아지이론을 소개했다.
The economic article introduced 강아지이론 when explaining share-price movements.
02Documented history
- 2002The 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』 introduced the spelling and meaning of “강아지이론”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Uses a puppy following its owner to express the relationship between stock prices and the real economy. This explanation was checked in the 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and components were directly compared. The original older articles re-quoted by the source were not separately opened; the date recorded is the publication date directly checked on the collection’s copyright page.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2002년 신어 — 2002년 신어, 17쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2002Original source checked Nov 14, 2026