Korean slang profile
멍청비용
meongcheongbiyong
A self-deprecating term for extra costs caused by failing to check information beforehand or making a poor judgment.
A self-deprecating term for extra costs caused by failing to check information beforehand or making a poor judgment.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 멍청 비용
- Earliest source found
- Jan 8, 2023
- 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
교통편을 미리 확인하지 않아 멍청비용이 들었어.
Failing to check transportation in advance cost me extra.
02Documented history
- 2023-01-08The 매일경제 source used the expression ‘멍청비용’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The article uses it for extra travel spending caused by not checking transport costs and similar information in advance. It is not generalized into a judgment of others’ abilities. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. 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.
- 뭐, 택시비가 30만원? … '멍청비용' 줄이세요 (매일경제)Published Jan 8, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026