Korean slang profile
밀 프렙족
mil peurepjok
People who prepare several days’ meals or packed lunches in advance all at once.
People who prepare several days’ meals or packed lunches in advance all at once.
- Expanded form
- Meal(식사) + Preparation(준비)Meal(식사) + Preparation(준비) (meal + preparation)
- Other spellings
- 밀프렙족
- Earliest source found
- Jul 12, 2022
- 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
일요일마다 도시락을 준비하는 밀 프렙족이 됐어.
I became a meal prepper who prepares packed lunches every Sunday.
02Documented history
- 2022-07-12The 이코노미스트 source used the expression ‘밀 프렙족’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘Meal(식사) + Preparation(준비)’ (meal + preparation). 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.
- “점심값 무서워 도시락 직접 싼다”…고물가에 ‘밀프렙족’ 증가 (이코노미스트)Published Jul 12, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026