Korean slang profile

관트리피케이션

gwanteuripikeisyeon

Government-led redevelopment turning an area into upscale housing or commerce and displacing original residents.

Expanded form: 관(官) + 젠트리피케이션(gentrification)관(官) + 젠트리피케이션(gentrification) (government + gentrification)
Other spellings: —
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
공공 주도 재생 사업이 관트리피케이션으로 이어질 수 있는지 논의했다.
We discussed whether public-led regeneration could cause 관트리피케이션.

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