Korean slang profile
하드캐리
hadeukaeri
Making an outsized contribution compared with others and driving the overall result.
Making an outsized contribution compared with others and driving the overall result.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 12, 2025
- 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
마지막 발표는 네 설명이 하드캐리했어.
Your explanation carried the final presentation.
02Documented history
- June 2025녹색경제신문 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
녹색경제신문 explicitly explained 하드캐리 as a new term for making a particularly large contribution in a 2025 article on research-and-development investment. The article did not establish its earliest route from gaming into everyday use.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were checked in the source. When it was first used and how it spread need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 삼성전자가 '하드캐리'한 국내 R&D...하위 300개 기업 비중 2.2% (녹색경제신문)Published Jun 12, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026