Korean slang profile
마용성
mayongseong
A real-estate abbreviation grouping Seoul’s Mapo, Yongsan, and Seongdong districts.
A real-estate abbreviation grouping Seoul’s Mapo, Yongsan, and Seongdong districts.
- Expanded form
- 마포·용산·성동Mapo, Yongsan, Seongdong
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 19, 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
기사에서 마용성 세 지역을 묶어 설명했다.
The article discussed the three 마용성 districts together.
02Documented history
- August 2024뉴시스 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A shortened name for ‘마포·용산·성동’ (Mapo, Yongsan, Seongdong). 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.
- 마·용·성에 외지인 수요 몰려…서울 거주자 매수 비중 68% (뉴시스)Published Aug 19, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026