Korean slang profile
편과족
pyeongwajok
People who buy small packs of fruit at convenience stores.
People who buy small packs of fruit at convenience stores.
- Expanded form
- 편의점 과일 구매족편의점 과일 구매족 (convenience-store fruit buyers)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 30, 2018
- 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
혼자 먹을 만큼의 과일을 편의점에서 사는 편과족이 늘었다.
More 편과족 buy just enough fruit for one at convenience stores.
02Documented history
- November 2018The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2018년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2018Original source checked Nov 14, 2026