Korean slang profile

피켓팅

piketing

An exaggerated term for intensely competitive ticket booking in which tickets are hard to obtain.

Expanded form: 피 튀기는 티켓팅blood-splattering ticket booking
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Oct 3, 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
인기 공연이라 이번 예매도 피켓팅이겠네.
It is a popular performance, so booking will probably be 피켓팅 again.

02Documented history

October 2024한국경제 gave 피 튀기는 티켓팅 as the expanded form while covering fierce competition for band-concert tickets.[1]

03Origin & word formation

Short for ‘피 튀기는 티켓팅’ (blood-splattering ticket booking). A 2024 source from 한국경제 confirms this formation or explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

데이식스·잔나비·QWER…초등생도 ‘밴드 홀릭’ [연계소문] (한국경제)Published Oct 3, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026