Korean slang profile

이생집망

isaengjimmang

A self-deprecating expression of feeling unable to buy a home in this lifetime because of housing costs and similar burdens.

Expanded form: 이번 생에 집 사기는 망했다이번 생에 집 사기는 망했다 (buying a home in this life is hopeless)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Jun 20, 2023
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
높은 집값을 보고 이생집망이라는 말이 나왔대.
They say high house prices prompted the expression 이생집망.

The source explains it as ‘이번 생에 집 사기는 망했다’ (buying a home in this life is hopeless). 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.

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