Korean slang profile
문제는 실물경색 해소야
munjeneun silmulgyeongsaek haesoya
The real-economy squeeze is the issue
An expression calling for relief of a stagnant real economy, including domestic demand that fails to recover despite improved financial markets.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 31, 1998
- 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
옛 유행어 자료에 문제는 실물경색 해소야라는 말이 실려 있었다.
The phrase 문제는 실물경색 해소야 appeared in an old collection of popular expressions.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
A 1998 year-end article on popular economic expressions records it as a phrase often used by 재경부 officials in the second half of the year. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The contemporary article’s definition and usage situation were checked. This relies on one article; overall popularity and first use remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 98경제계 쏟아진 말…말…말… (서울신문)Published Dec 31, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026