Korean slang profile
레인맨
reinmaen
Online shopping quality evaluator
A term of the time for someone whose job is evaluating the quality of online shopping malls’ products and services.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 31, 2000
- 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
기사는 레인맨을 새로운 인터넷 직업으로 소개했다.
The article introduced 레인맨 as a new internet occupation.
02Documented history
- 2000The 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “레인맨”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』 gives the meaning and contemporary use of “레인맨”. Its inclusion in the survey does not mean it was first created in 2000. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The article quoted in the source of the time describes an occupation expected to emerge. Whether it became an established occupation, its creator, and its first appearance were not verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2000년 신어, 본문 88쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 31, 2000Original source checked Nov 15, 2026