Korean slang profile

프로틴플레이션

peurotinpeulleisyeon

Rising prices of protein-rich foods such as meat.

Expanded form: 프로틴(protein) + 인플레이션프로틴(protein) + 인플레이션 (protein + inflation)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Feb 27, 2022
Documented trend period: Not verified

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01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
고깃값이 올라 프로틴플레이션 이야기가 나왔어.
Rising meat prices prompted talk of protein inflation.

The source explains it as ‘프로틴(protein) + 인플레이션’ (protein + inflation). 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.

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