Korean slang profile
경쟁특별시
gyeongjaengteukbyeolsi
Seoul as a city of competition
A figurative name for Seoul emphasizing its intense competition.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- 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
서울 생활을 경쟁특별시라는 말로 표현한 칼럼을 읽었다.
I read a column describing life in Seoul as 경쟁특별시.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “경쟁특별시” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 55 (printed page 31) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026