Korean slang profile
이저일고
ijeoilgo
A collective term for two lows—interest rates and growth—and one rise, population aging.
A collective term for two lows—interest rates and growth—and one rise, population aging.
- Expanded form
- 저금리·저성장·고령화저금리·저성장·고령화 (low interest rates, low growth, and population aging)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 30, 2017
- 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
과거 경제 기사에 나온 이저일고의 세 가지 현상을 정리해 봤다.
I summarized the three phenomena in 이저일고 from an old economic article.
02Documented history
- November 2017The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2017년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2017Original source checked Nov 14, 2026