Korean slang profile
N차 신상
Ncha sinsang
A consumer phenomenon of treating secondhand goods traded multiple times like new products.
A consumer phenomenon of treating secondhand goods traded multiple times like new products.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Not verified
- 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
이 가방은 중고지만 내게는 N차 신상이야.
This bag is secondhand, but to me it’s a brand-new find.
02Documented history
- Examined source농민신문 introduced it as a keyword explaining the changing status of secondhand trading in its 2021 consumer outlook.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A consumer forecast article discussing changes in the status of secondhand trading explains this expression. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
An explanation or context showing the meaning was checked, but the available evidence does not establish the first user.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [미리 보는 2021] 팬데믹 이후 이제껏 경험하지 못한 새 시대가 열린다 (농민신문)Original source checked Nov 13, 2026