Korean slang profile
혼쇼
honsyo
Shopping alone.
Shopping alone.
- Expanded form
- 혼자 쇼핑혼자 쇼핑 (shopping alone)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 30, 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
주말에 혼쇼를 하며 필요한 옷을 샀어.
I shopped alone over the weekend and bought the clothes I needed.
02Documented history
- 2022-06-30The 중앙일보 source used the expression ‘혼쇼’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘혼자 쇼핑’ (shopping alone). 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.
- [밀레니얼 트렌드 사전] 혼놀로그 (중앙일보)Published Jun 30, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026