Korean slang profile
펫팸족
petpaemjok
People who regard pets as family and live with them.
People who regard pets as family and live with them.
- Expanded form
- 펫·패밀리pet + family
- Other spellings
- 펫펨족
- Earliest source found
- Nov 4, 2024
- 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
펫팸족을 위한 숙소 안내를 읽었다.
I read an accommodation guide for 펫팸족.
02Documented history
- November 2024연합뉴스 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A shortened blend of 펫 (pet) and 패밀리 (family), followed by 족 (group). A 2025 뉴시스 article gives this formation with the spelling 펫펨족. When it was first used 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.
- [게시판] 메종 글래드 제주, 글래드 최초 펫 프렌들리 룸 열어 (연합뉴스)Published Nov 4, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
- 네 집 건너 한 집은 '펫펨족'…가장 많이 찾은 물품 '이것' (뉴시스)Published Mar 23, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026