Korean slang profile
케이크플레이션
keikeupeulleisyeon
Rising cake prices.
Rising cake prices.
- Expanded form
- 케이크 + 인플레이션케이크 + 인플레이션 (cake + inflation)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 20, 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
작년보다 케이크가 비싸져서 케이크플레이션을 체감했어.
Cakes cost more than last year, making cake inflation feel real.
02Documented history
- 2022-12-20The 매일경제 source used the expression ‘케이크플레이션’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘케이크 + 인플레이션’ (cake + 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.
- "가격표 보고 한숨"… 소비자 울리는 '케이크플레이션' (매일경제)Published Dec 20, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026