Korean slang profile
IMFed up
imfed up
IMF wordplay: fed up
Wordplay overlapping “fed up” with the letters IMF to express fatigue with the economic crisis.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 16, 1998
- 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
IMFed up은 당시 경제위기에 지쳤다는 마음을 담은 말장난이었다.
IMFed up was wordplay expressing exhaustion with the economic crisis at the time.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The 1998 article uses this expression to introduce people’s fatigue with various circumstances surrounding the economic crisis. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The contemporary article’s definition and usage situation were checked. This relies on one article; overall popularity and first use remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- “한국인들 IMF 벌써 잊었다”/美誌,소비 부활 꼬집어 (서울신문)Published Apr 16, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026