Korean slang profile
헬스피
helseupi
An expression likening a KOSPI market suffering falling share prices to hell.
An expression likening a KOSPI market suffering falling share prices to hell.
- Expanded form
- 지옥 + 코스피지옥 + 코스피 (hell + KOSPI)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jul 6, 2022
- 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
증시 기사에서 하락장을 헬스피라고 부르는 표현을 봤어.
I saw a stock-market article call a falling market 헬스피.
02Documented history
- 2022-07-06The 조선일보 source used the expression ‘헬스피’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘지옥 + 코스피’ (hell + KOSPI). Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 일저우일저·반려주식, 급락장에 슬픈 ‘신조어’ (조선일보)Published Jul 6, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026