Korean slang profile
프리콘
peurikon
A concert audiences can attend free of charge.
A concert audiences can attend free of charge.
- Expanded form
- 무료 콘서트무료 콘서트 (free concert)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 10, 2015
- 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
주말 광장에서 누구나 볼 수 있는 프리콘이 열린다.
A free concert open to everyone will be held in the square this weekend.
02Documented history
- 2015-12-10The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어” explains “프리콘” in connection with “무료 콘서트”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 163; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2015년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2015Original source checked Nov 14, 2026