Korean slang profile
핑크택스
pingkeutaekseu
Charging higher prices for similar goods or services because they are marketed for women.
Charging higher prices for similar goods or services because they are marketed for women.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jan 24, 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
비슷한 상품의 가격 차이를 비교하며 핑크택스를 이야기했다.
We discussed 핑크택스 while comparing the prices of similar products.
02Documented history
- January 2024이투데이 explained the meaning of this expression and consumers’ price burden.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage were checked in a source from 이투데이. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were checked directly in the source. The circumstances of its earliest use and earlier evidence need further verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [이투데이 말투데이] 칠신탄탄(漆身呑炭)/핑크택스 (이투데이)Published Jan 24, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026