Korean slang profile
경품꾼
gyeongpumkkun
Frequent promotional-prize winner
Someone who diligently enters broadcast, online, and other promotions and frequently wins prizes.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2003
- 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
여러 응모 행사를 꼼꼼히 챙기는 친구는 스스로를 경품꾼이라고 불렀다.
My friend, who carefully keeps track of promotional contests, calls themself 경품꾼.
02Documented history
- December 2003The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 included “경품꾼” as a headword in its main text and gave its meaning and usage context.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 gives the spelling and meaning of “경품꾼” and its contemporary usage. Its inclusion in this source was verified; its original creator and actual first use have not been established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling, definition, and usage context were compared in one official collection. The report’s publication date was directly checked on its copyright page and used instead of the dates of articles re-quoted in the text.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2003년 신어 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2003Original source checked Nov 14, 2026