Korean slang profile
기프테크
gipeutekeu
A money-saving strategy of buying mobile gift vouchers at a discount to use or trade.
A money-saving strategy of buying mobile gift vouchers at a discount to use or trade.
- Expanded form
- 기프티콘 + 재테크기프티콘 + 재테크 (mobile gift voucher + financial strategy)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jul 31, 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
쓸 상품권을 할인받아 사는 기프테크를 알아봤어.
I looked into buying the vouchers I needed at a discount.
02Documented history
- 2022-07-31The 조선비즈 source used the expression ‘기프테크’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘기프티콘 + 재테크’ (mobile gift voucher + financial strategy). 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.
- “기프티콘도 재테크 수단”… ‘짠테크족’ 겨냥한 금융서비스 봇물 (조선비즈)Published Jul 31, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026