Korean slang profile
마피
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A situation, or the price difference, in which an apartment presale right or similar asset trades below its original sale price, producing a negative premium.
A situation, or the price difference, in which an apartment presale right or similar asset trades below its original sale price, producing a negative premium.
- Expanded form
- 마이너스 프리미엄minus premium
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 23, 2024
- 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
주거 기사에서 마피가 마이너스 프리미엄이라는 설명을 읽었다.
I read an explanation in a housing article that 마피 means a negative premium.
02Documented history
- November 2024뉴시스 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A shortened name for ‘마이너스 프리미엄’ (minus premium). A 2024 source from 뉴시스 explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The abbreviation’s explanation and usage were checked directly, but 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.
- 아파트 분양권 매매시 '플피·마피·초피·손피'…이게 다 무슨 뜻[집피지기] (뉴시스)Published Nov 23, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026