Korean slang profile

편도족

pyeondojok

Short for people who buy and eat convenience-store lunchboxes.

Expanded form: 편의점 도시락족편의점 도시락족 (convenience-store lunchbox group)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Dec 10, 2015
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
점심을 간편하게 해결하려는 편도족을 위한 메뉴가 나왔다.
A menu came out for 편도족 looking for a convenient lunch.

02Documented history

2015-12-10The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어” explains “편도족” in connection with “편의점 도시락족”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 162; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.

04Sources

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

2015년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2015Original source checked Nov 14, 2026