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Korean slang profile

적일많버

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A well-wish expressing the hope of working less and earning more.

A well-wish expressing the hope of working less and earning more.

Expanded form
적게 일하고 돈을 많이 벎적게 일하고 돈을 많이 벎 (work less and earn more)
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Dec 10, 2019
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

    새해 인사로 적일많버를 기원한다고 말했다.

    As a New Year's greeting, I wished them 적일많버.

02Documented history

  1. December 2019The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2019 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2019 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.

  1. 2019년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2019Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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