Korean slang profile

클로프닝

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Closing a store and then opening the next business day after only a few hours' rest.

Expanded form: 클로징(closing) + 오프닝(opening)클로징(closing) + 오프닝(opening) (closing + opening)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Nov 30, 2018
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
마감 다음 날 개점까지 이어지는 클로프닝으로 잠이 부족했다.
The 클로프닝 shift, closing then opening the next day, left me short of sleep.

02Documented history

November 2018The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

2018년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2018Original source checked Nov 14, 2026