Korean slang profile

홈코노미

homkonomi

Consumption and economic activity centered on people spending leisure time at home.

Expanded form: 홈(home) + 이코노미(economy)홈(home) + 이코노미(economy) (home + economy)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Jun 15, 2020
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
집에서 운동하고 영화를 보는 소비도 홈코노미에 포함된다.
Spending on exercising and watching films at home also belongs to the home economy.

02Documented history

June 2020스포츠조선 reported a Seoul Tourism Organization analysis and introduced the meaning of a home-centered consumption economy.[1]

03Origin & word formation

스포츠조선 explains it as a blend of ‘home’ and ‘economy’. The explanation is limited to the consumption economy of people spending leisure time at home. The first coiner could not be identified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation in the body of the source was checked, but the first user could not be identified.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

소셜 빅데이터로 보는 코로나19 시기 여가, 관광 트렌드? (스포츠조선)Published Jun 15, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026