Korean slang profile
리퀴드 소비
rikwideu sobi
A consumption style that shifts fluidly with tastes and circumstances instead of staying with one product or brand for a long time.
A consumption style that shifts fluidly with tastes and circumstances instead of staying with one product or brand for a long time.
- Expanded form
- liquid 소비liquid 소비 (liquid consumption)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 22, 2022
- 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
필요할 때만 빌려 쓰는 내 소비가 리퀴드 소비에 가깝대.
My habit of renting only when needed seems close to liquid consumption.
02Documented history
- 2022-12-22The 조선일보 source used the expression ‘리퀴드 소비’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The article explains it as fluid and unpredictable like water. Its account of the idea being proposed in a paper was not separately compared with the original paper. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 물건 잘 팔려도 직원 안 늘리는 기업들… 이유는 ‘리퀴드 소비’ 때문? (조선일보)Published Dec 22, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026