Korean slang profile

클라우드 소비

keullaudeu sobi

Consumption through connected services for sharing, renting, or subscribing rather than directly owning goods or spaces.

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

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
필요할 때만 자전거를 빌려 타는 클라우드 소비를 한다.
I practice 클라우드 소비 by renting a bicycle only when I need one.

November 2026이투데이 introduced the meaning of this expression in the context of changes in consumption and everyday life.[1]

The meaning and usage were checked in a source from 이투데이. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

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