Korean slang profile
편백족
pyeonbaekjok
People who shop at both convenience stores and department stores, combining spending at different price levels.
People who shop at both convenience stores and department stores, combining spending at different price levels.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Oct 25, 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
평일에는 편의점에서 식사하고 주말에는 백화점을 찾는 편백족이다.
I am one of the 편백족, eating at convenience stores on weekdays and visiting department stores on weekends.
02Documented history
- October 2024이투데이 explained the meaning and usage of this expression.[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] 맹귀우목(盲龜遇木)/객단가 (이투데이)Published Oct 25, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026