Korean slang profile
주포원
jupowon
A bank employee who has given up on providing complicated mortgage consultations.
A bank employee who has given up on providing complicated mortgage consultations.
- Expanded form
- 주택담보대출 상담을 포기한 은행원주택담보대출 상담을 포기한 은행원 (bank employee who gave up mortgage consultations)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 17, 2022
- 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
대출 절차를 다룬 칼럼에서 주포원이라는 말을 봤어.
I saw 주포원 in a column about loan procedures.
02Documented history
- 2022-11-17The 제주일보 source used the expression ‘주포원’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘주택담보대출 상담을 포기한 은행원’ (bank employee who gave up mortgage consultations). 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.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 영끌족의 아우성 (제주일보)Published Nov 17, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026