Korean slang profile
리필족
ripiljok
Frequent refill customers
People who repeatedly get refills of drinks or complimentary food at restaurants or fast-food outlets.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- 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
음료 리필을 자주 이용하는 손님을 리필족이라고 부른 기사를 읽었다.
I read an article calling frequent drink-refill customers 리필족.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “리필족” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 58 (printed page 34) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026