Korean slang profile
편맥
pyeonmaek
Convenience-store beer
Short for 편의점 맥주, meaning beer from a convenience store. It can also refer to enjoying beer there.
- Expanded form
- 편의점 맥주Convenience-store beer
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 1, 2016
- 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
퇴근길에 편맥 어때?
How about a convenience-store beer on the way home from work?
- Quoted from a source
편맥 : 편의점 맥주의 줄임말[2]
편맥: Abbreviation for convenience store beer
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- August 2016Channel A: “Recently, as smoking has spread along with the so-called ‘편맥’ drinking beer from convenience stores under umbrellas in front of convenience stores, voices of dissatisfaction are rising, mainly from merchants such as cafes near convenience stores.”[1]
- May 2017Yonhap News: “With spring in full swing, the number of people saying ‘편맥’ is increasing significantly.”[2]
03Origin & word formation
Short for “편의점 맥주.” The 2017 source from Yonhap News explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The explanation is explicit in the sources, and at least two sources use the same meaning. When it was first used is unknown.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- “편의점 앞 흡연은 허용”…형평성 논란 (채널A)Published Aug 1, 2016Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- [카드뉴스] 엄연한 불법…돌아온 '편맥러' (연합뉴스)Published May 13, 2017Original source checked Nov 5, 2026