Korean slang profile
그린플레이션
geurinpeulleisyeon
In this source, a term for food ingredient prices soaring because of climate change.
In this source, a term for food ingredient prices soaring because of climate change.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 16, 2023
- 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
채소값까지 뛰어서 그린플레이션이라는 말이 떠올랐어.
With vegetable prices jumping too, greenflation came to mind.
02Documented history
- 2023-08-16The 조선일보 source used the expression ‘그린플레이션’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The article uses it for climate change pushing up food ingredient prices. This evidence does not verify the other usage referring to green-transition costs. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
Usage was checked in the source, but the specific process of coining the expression and its first use could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- “겉절이 못드려요”...‘그린플레이션’에 식당 반찬이 사라진다 (조선일보)Published Aug 16, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026