Korean slang profile
카플레이션
kapeulleisyeon
Rising car prices.
Rising car prices.
- Expanded form
- 자동차 + 인플레이션자동차 + 인플레이션 (car + inflation)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 9, 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
차를 알아보다가 카플레이션을 체감했어.
I felt car inflation while shopping for a vehicle.
02Documented history
- 2022-04-09The SBS source used the expression ‘카플레이션’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘자동차 + 인플레이션’ (car + inflation). 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.
- [더스페셜리스트] "자동차를 시가에 파나요?" 요즘 왜 이러나 (SBS)Published Apr 9, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026