Korean slang profile
가스플레이션
gaseupeulleisyeon
Rising gasoline prices increasing the burden of inflation and living costs.
Rising gasoline prices increasing the burden of inflation and living costs.
- Expanded form
- 가솔린 + 인플레이션가솔린 + 인플레이션 (gasoline + inflation)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 28, 2022
- 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
기름값이 오르니 가스플레이션 부담이 커졌어.
As fuel prices rose, the burden of gasflation grew.
02Documented history
- 2022-06-28The 한국일보 source used the expression ‘가스플레이션’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘가솔린 + 인플레이션’ (gasoline + inflation). Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 미국 잡는 미친 기름값... 싼 집 찾아 떠난 원거리 통근자 직격 (한국일보)Published Jun 28, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026