Korean slang profile
회슬라
hoeseulla
A nickname comparing a frequently repriced car brand to raw fish sold at market price.
A nickname comparing a frequently repriced car brand to raw fish sold at market price.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 9, 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
가격이 또 바뀌었다며 회슬라라는 별명을 쓰더라.
They used the nickname 회슬라, saying the price had changed yet again.
02Documented history
- 2022-04-09The SBS source used the expression ‘회슬라’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The article explains the nickname as comparing repeated car price rises to selling raw fish at market price. 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.
- [더스페셜리스트] "자동차를 시가에 파나요?" 요즘 왜 이러나 (SBS)Published Apr 9, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026