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Korean slang profile

맞품

matpum

Short for reciprocal exchange of labor. In wedding preparations, it refers to taking turns attending one another’s weddings as guests.

Short for reciprocal exchange of labor. In wedding preparations, it refers to taking turns attending one another’s weddings as guests.

Expanded form
맞품앗이reciprocal exchange of labor
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Sep 10, 2026
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

    기사에서 결혼식 맞품을 하는 사람들의 이야기를 읽었다.

    I read an article about people arranging wedding 맞품.

02Documented history

  1. September 2026이데일리 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]

03Origin & word formation

Short for 맞품앗이, reciprocal labor exchange. A 2026 이데일리 article explicitly explains 맞품 while discussing exchanging wedding attendance. Not every usage outside the wedding-preparation context covered by the source was verified.

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.

  1. �� �ְ� '�ϰ� �˹�' �� ��?��'�Ĵ� 8����' �ô�, û����� ���� : ����Ʈ ���� (이데일리)Published Sep 10, 2026Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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