Korean slang profile
파테크
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A metaphor comparing saving food costs by growing green onions to a financial strategy.
A metaphor comparing saving food costs by growing green onions to a financial strategy.
- Expanded form
- 파 재테크파 재테크 (green-onion financial strategy)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jul 8, 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
파뿌리를 심어 파테크를 시작했어.
I planted green-onion roots and started growing my savings.
02Documented history
- 2022-07-08The 한국일보 source used the expression ‘파테크’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘파 재테크’ (green-onion financial strategy). 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.
- 우울했던 마음에 꽃이 피었네... '식물 집사' 자처하는 2040 (한국일보)Published Jul 8, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026