Korean slang profile
포크플레이션
pokeupeulreisyeon
Rising pork prices leading to increases in other prices, such as the cost of eating out.
Rising pork prices leading to increases in other prices, such as the cost of eating out.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 5, 2012
- 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
돼지고깃값과 외식비가 함께 오르자 포크플레이션을 우려했어.
As pork and restaurant prices rose together, we worried about 포크플레이션.
02Documented history
- 2012-12-05“2012년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2012년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and examples of usage on PDF page 63 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 70. Regardless of the spelling in the source-language column, only the context of rising pork prices conveyed by the definition and examples has been carried over.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2012년 신어 자료집 — PDF 63쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 5, 2012Original source checked Nov 14, 2026