Korean slang profile

홈술

homsul

Drinking at home

Drinking alcohol at home. The cited articles include both drinking alone and drinking with family at home.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
오늘은 홈술하면서 영화 한 편 볼래.
Tonight I feel like having a drink at home and watching a movie.
Quoted from a source
1인 가구 증가 등의 영향으로 혼자 또는 가족들과 술을 즐기는 이른바 혼술(혼자 음주)·홈술(집에서 음주)족이 늘자 편의점이 가장 큰 특수를 누리고 있다.[1]
As the number of so-called 혼술 (drinking alone) and 홈술 (drinking at home) people who enjoy drinking alone or with family has increased due to the increase in single-person households, convenience stores are enjoying the biggest special advantage.
English translation by Julimmal.

November 2016As the number of so-called 혼술 (drinking alone) and 홈술 (drinking at home) people who enjoy drinking alone or with family has increased due to the increase in single-person households, convenience stores are enjoying the biggest special advantage.[1]
December 2016Yonhap News: “As the culture of ‘혼술’ drinking alone or ‘홈술’ drinking at home has become established, sales of refrigerated snacks sold at convenience stores have increased significantly.”[2]

Where the expression originated has not been verified. The 2016 source from Yonhap News only explains the meaning.

Evidence for the origin explanationLow

The meaning is supported, but the sources do not explain how the expression was formed.

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