Korean slang profile
마켓테인먼트
maketteinmeonteu
Shopping as entertainment
Shopping in a fun way, as if enjoying entertainment.
- Expanded form
- market + entertainmentmarket + entertainment
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2003
- 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
체험과 놀이를 곁들인 판매 공간을 마켓테인먼트의 사례로 소개했다.
A shopping space combining experiences and play was introduced as 마켓테인먼트.
02Documented history
- December 2003The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 included “마켓테인먼트” as a headword in its main text and gave its meaning and usage context.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 gives the spelling and meaning of “마켓테인먼트” and its contemporary usage. The expanded form given by the source is “market + entertainment”. Its inclusion in this source was verified; its original creator and actual first use have not been established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling, definition, and usage context were compared in one official collection. The report’s publication date was directly checked on its copyright page and used instead of the dates of articles re-quoted in the text.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2003년 신어 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2003Original source checked Nov 14, 2026