Korean slang profile
편도
pyeondo
A shortened name for a convenience-store packed meal.
A shortened name for a convenience-store packed meal.
- Expanded form
- 편의점 도시락convenience-store packed meal
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jan 18, 2025
- 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
점심으로 편도 하나를 골랐다.
I chose a 편도 for lunch.
02Documented history
- January 2025이투데이 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A shortened name for ‘편의점 도시락’ (convenience-store packed meal). A 2025 source from 이투데이 explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The abbreviation’s explanation and usage were checked directly, but who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 설 명절에도 쓸쓸히 혼밥? 구절판에 떡만둣국까지...‘편도가 답이네’ - 이투데이 (이투데이)Published Jan 18, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026