Korean slang profile
일생이우삼학
ilsaengiusamhak
Three household expenses cut in order
An expression for cutting bottled water, milk, and study-workbook subscriptions in that order to save household expenses.
- Expanded form
- 첫째 생수, 둘째 우유, 셋째 학습지첫째 생수, 둘째 우유, 셋째 학습지 (first bottled water, second milk, third study workbooks)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 24, 1999
- 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
당시 가계 절약을 설명한 기사에는 일생이우삼학이라는 말도 나온다.
An article on household savings at the time also used 일생이우삼학.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The 1999 material from 한국경제 introduced this expression and its definition. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The web article’s body and entered date were directly read. Its closing print date of February 25 is distinguished from the entered date of February 24. Local curl access was restricted and could not verify it automatically.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [국민의 정부 1년] 생활혁명 : 소비 신조어 ‘히트’ (한국경제)Published Feb 24, 1999Original source checked Nov 15, 2026