Korean slang profile
굴뚝 산업
gulttuk saneop
Physical-goods manufacturing industries
A chimney metaphor for manufacturing and other industries producing physical goods.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 31, 2000
- 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
당시 증시 보도에서는 굴뚝 산업과 벤처 사업을 대비했다.
Stock-market coverage of the time contrasted 굴뚝 산업 and venture businesses.
02Documented history
- 2000The 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “굴뚝 산업”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』 gives the meaning and contemporary use of “굴뚝 산업”. Its inclusion in the survey does not mean it was first created in 2000. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definition, expanded form, or paired name in the official collection of the time was checked. This relies on a single source; the original re-quoted articles, first coinage, and current range of use require separate verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2000년 신어, 본문 37쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 31, 2000Original source checked Nov 15, 2026