Korean slang profile

금수저

geumsujeo

Born with advantages

A metaphor for a person or group whose wealthy parents give them an advantage in a competitive society.

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

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
드라마에 금수저 설정이 자주 나와.
Dramas often feature characters from wealthy families.
Quoted from a source
금수저는 부유한 부모 아래 자라 경쟁 사회에서 유리한 위치를 선점한 사람이나 계층을 풍자하는 단어로, 그 반대편에 '흙수저'가 있다.[2]
금수저 is a word that satirizes a person or class who grew up with wealthy parents and gained an advantageous position in a competitive society. On the other side of it is '흙수저'.
English translation by Julimmal.

October 2015Kukje Newspaper: “금수저 is a metaphor for living in a wealthy family enjoying wealth for generations, and 흙수저 is a metaphor for a society where no matter how hard you try, you cannot escape poverty (Page 30, dated October 6 - 흙수저).”[1]
December 2015금수저 is a word that satirizes a person or class who grew up with wealthy parents and gained an advantageous position in a competitive society. On the other side of it is '흙수저'.[2]

Where the expression originated has not been verified. The 2015 source from Segye Ilbo only explains the meaning.

Evidence for the origin explanationLow

The meaning is supported, but the sources do not explain how the expression was formed.

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