Korean slang profile

주린이

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A beginner stock investor

Someone who has just started investing in stocks.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
주린이라 차트 보는 법부터 배우는 중이야.
I'm new to stocks, so I'm starting by learning to read charts.
Quoted from a source
주린이는 ‘주식’과 ‘어린이’를 합친 말로, 주식에 처음 입문하는 사람을 뜻한다[2]
주린이 is a combination of ‘stock’ and ‘child’ and refers to a person who is new to stocks.
English translation by Julimmal.

April 2020News 1: “Securities companies are working hard to develop YouTube content to attract new investors to YouTube and turn them into long-term customers.”[1]
May 2020Farmer’s Newspaper: “주린이 is a combination of ‘stock’ and ‘child’ and refers to a person who is new to stocks.”[2]

Formed from “주식 + 어린이.” The 2020 source from Nongmin Shinmun explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationHigh

The explanation is explicit in the sources, and at least two sources use the same meaning. When it was first used is unknown.

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