Korean slang profile

편리미엄

pyeollimieom

A consumer trend placing a premium on convenience that saves time and effort.

Expanded form: Not documented
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Dec 31, 2019
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
설거지 시간을 아끼려고 편리미엄 가전을 선택했다.
I chose convenience-focused appliances to save time washing dishes.

02Documented history

December 2019여성동아 described a consumer trend treating convenience as the standard for premium value.[1]
January 2020연합뉴스 introduced it as a 2020 consumer trend forecast keyword.[2]

03Origin & word formation

여성동아 explains the trend as convenience that saves time and effort becoming a new standard of premium value. The expression’s first user and time of use could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation in the body of the source was checked, but the first user could not be identified.

04Sources

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

2020 TREND KEYWORD (여성동아)Published Dec 31, 2019Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
[포토무비] '멀티페르소나' '업글인간'…키워드로 본 2020년 트렌드 (연합뉴스)Published Jan 6, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026