Korean slang profile
네카라쿠배
nekarakubae
An IT-company abbreviation grouping Naver, Kakao, LINE Plus, Coupang, and Baedal Minjok.
An IT-company abbreviation grouping Naver, Kakao, LINE Plus, Coupang, and Baedal Minjok.
- Expanded form
- 네이버·카카오·라인플러스·쿠팡·배달의민족Naver, Kakao, LINE Plus, Coupang, Baedal Minjok
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 17, 2025
- 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
채용 기사에서 네카라쿠배에 속하는 기업 이름을 확인했다.
I checked the names of the companies included in 네카라쿠배 in a hiring article.
02Documented history
- June 2025한국일보 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A shortened name for ‘네이버·카카오·라인플러스·쿠팡·배달의민족’ (Naver, Kakao, LINE Plus, Coupang, Baedal Minjok). A 2025 source from 한국일보 explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The abbreviation’s explanation and usage were checked directly, but 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.
- '네카라쿠배'의 마지막 노동조합... 쿠팡 지회 '쿠니언' 출범 (한국일보)Published Jun 17, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026