Korean slang profile
깡통계좌
kkangtonggyejwa
Investment account short of collateral
A metaphor for an investment account whose collateral for securities trading has become insufficient, for example after falling stock prices.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Jan 16, 1998
- 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
옛 증시 기사에 담보가 부족해진 깡통계좌의 문제가 실려 있었다.
An old stock-market article covered the problem of 깡통계좌 with insufficient collateral.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
서울신문 in 1998 uses it for accounts of investors unable to make up collateral shortfalls after losses in the stock-market slump. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The independent spelling, definition, and usage context in the contemporary article were checked. This records the meaning introduced then; first use and the extent of spread remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘깡통계좌’ 잇단 가압류/증권사 지난달 이후 16건Published Jan 16, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026