Korean slang profile
공병템
gongbyeongtem
A product used until its container is empty, especially a cosmetic satisfying enough to finish.
A product used until its container is empty, especially a cosmetic satisfying enough to finish.
- Expanded form
- 공병 + 아이템(item)공병 + 아이템(item) (empty container + item)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 30, 2018
- 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
이번 크림은 끝까지 쓴 공병템이라 다시 구매했다.
I bought this cream again because it was a 공병템 I had used to the end.
02Documented history
- November 2018The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2018년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2018Original source checked Nov 14, 2026