Korean slang profile
깊털
gipteol
Using saved mobile gift vouchers to cover meals or other consumption.
Using saved mobile gift vouchers to cover meals or other consumption.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 27, 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
받아 둔 음료 쿠폰을 쓰며 깊털을 했어.
I used some drink vouchers I’d received and saved up.
02Documented history
- 2023-05-27The 동아일보 source used the expression ‘깊털’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The article introduces exchanging unused mobile gift vouchers for food as ‘깊털’. The exact words being abbreviated and first usage could not be established. 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.
- “주머니 가볍지만, 마음 풍요로운 ‘거르주아’랍니다” (동아일보)Published May 27, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026