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Korean slang profile

램테크족

raemteukeujok

People who buy RAM ahead of price increases or see it as an investment to trade secondhand.

People who buy RAM ahead of price increases or see it as an investment to trade secondhand.

Expanded form
Not documented
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Feb 26, 2026
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

    램 가격이 오르자 중고 장터에 램테크족 이야기가 늘었다.

    As RAM prices rose, there was more talk of 램테크족 on secondhand marketplaces.

02Documented history

  1. February 2026이투데이 introduced the meaning of this expression and its everyday and social usage.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The meaning and usage were checked in a source from 이투데이. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation and usage were checked directly in the source. The circumstances of its earliest use and earlier evidence need further verification.

04Sources

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

  1. [이투데이 말투데이] 화기치상(和氣致祥)/램테크족 (이투데이)Published Feb 26, 2026Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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