Korean slang profile
몸테크
momtekeu
Living in an old home while waiting for its value to rise through redevelopment or similar changes.
Living in an old home while waiting for its value to rise through redevelopment or similar changes.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Oct 9, 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
기사에서는 노후 아파트에 살며 재건축을 기다리는 일을 몸테크라고 했어.
The article called living in an aging apartment while awaiting redevelopment ‘몸테크’.
02Documented history
- 2023-10-09The 파이낸셜뉴스 source used the expression ‘몸테크’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage were checked in the source. The specific process of coining the expression could not be established. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
Usage was checked in the source, but the specific process of coining the expression and its first use could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 30년된 집에서 ‘몸테크’… 재건축 노린 노후단지 거래 늘어 (파이낸셜뉴스)Published Oct 9, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026