Korean slang profile
갓성비
gatseongbi
Exceptional value for money
Outstanding performance or quality for the price.
- Expanded form
- 갓(god) + 가성비Exceptional value for money
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Sep 17, 2019
- 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
이 도시락은 갓성비라 자주 사 먹어.
I buy this lunch box often because it's such fantastic value.
- Quoted from a source
갓성비’ (god+가성비 : 가성비가 매우 뛰어난 상품을 일컫는 신조어)[1]
갓성비: god + 가성비, a new expression for a product offering exceptionally good value for money.
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- September 2019EToday reported the news of the launch of E-Mart 24's 1,700 won sandwich and explained the meaning of '갓성비' as 'god+가성비: 가성비 is a new word referring to an excellent product.'[1]
- August 2020Money Today: “The price ranges from 20,000 to 30,000 won, and it boasts ‘갓성비’ beyond 가성비.”[2]
- June 2023Edaily: “There is also a word ‘갓성비’ that means that 가성비 is outstanding.”[3]
03Origin & word formation
Combines 갓, from “god,” with 가성비. An EToday article from 2019 explicitly gives this formation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The article explicitly explains the term. When it was first used is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- “맛ㆍ가격 다 잡았다” 이마트24, 1700원 '갓성비' 샌드위치 출시 (이투데이)Published Sep 17, 2019Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- 무신사 스탠다드, "한국 No.1 갓성비 브랜드로" (머니투데이)Published Aug 15, 2020Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- 소유진 "○○○? 육퇴 후 비싼 술 먹기"[이연호의 신조어 나들이] (이데일리)Published Jun 23, 2023Original source checked Nov 5, 2026