Korean slang profile
혼펫족
honpetjok
A person who lives alone and keeps a pet.
A person who lives alone and keeps a pet.
- Expanded form
- 혼자·펫alone + pet
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Mar 23, 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
혼펫족을 위한 반려동물 용품을 소개한 기사를 읽었다.
I read an article introducing pet supplies for 혼펫족.
02Documented history
- March 2025뉴시스 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A shortened grouping of a person living alone and 펫 (pet). A 2025 뉴시스 article explains its formation as ‘one-person household and pet.’ Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The abbreviation’s explanation and usage were checked directly, but 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.
- 네 집 건너 한 집은 '펫펨족'…가장 많이 찾은 물품 '이것' (뉴시스)Published Mar 23, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026