Korean slang profile
편장족
pyeonjangjok
Consumers who do their shopping at convenience stores.
Consumers who do their shopping at convenience stores.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 16, 2023
- 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
퇴근길 편의점에서 필요한 물건만 사는 편장족이 늘었대.
They say more people buy just what they need at convenience stores on the way home.
02Documented history
- 2023-02-16The 파이낸셜뉴스 source used the expression ‘편장족’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage were checked in the source. The specific process of coining the expression could not be established. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
Usage was checked in the source, but the specific process of coining the expression and its first use could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- "편장족 모여라" 이마트24, 대용량 생필품 특가 행사 (파이낸셜뉴스)Published Feb 16, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026