Korean slang profile
플렉시테리언
peulleksiterieon
A flexible vegetarian who mainly eats plant-based food but also eats meat depending on circumstances.
A flexible vegetarian who mainly eats plant-based food but also eats meat depending on circumstances.
- Expanded form
- flexible + vegetarianflexible + vegetarian
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jul 23, 2023
- 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
평소엔 채식하고 가끔 고기도 먹는 플렉시테리언이래.
They usually eat vegetarian meals but sometimes have meat, making them a flexitarian.
02Documented history
- 2023-07-23The RealFoods source used the expression ‘플렉시테리언’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘flexible + vegetarian’. 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.
- MZ세대, 채식하지 않는 이유 1위는? (RealFoods)Published Jul 23, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026