Korean slang profile
금테크
geumtekeu
Managing personal finances by buying or accumulating gold.
Managing personal finances by buying or accumulating gold.
- Expanded form
- 금·재테크gold + personal financial management
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Mar 22, 2025
- 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
금테크에 관한 기사에서 금을 모으는 여러 방식을 소개했다.
An article on 금테크 introduced various ways to accumulate gold.
02Documented history
- March 2025뉴시스 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A shortened blend of 금 (gold) and 재테크 (personal financial management). A 2025 뉴시스 article explicitly explains it as a blend of the two terms. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The abbreviation’s explanation and usage were checked directly, but 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.
- 역대 최고 금값에 골드바 품귀…전문가들 전망은 (뉴시스)Published Mar 22, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026