Korean slang profile

리또속

rittosok

An abbreviation used when expectations for the cryptocurrency Ripple are disappointed or an investment fails.

Expanded form: 리플에 또 속았음 / 리플이 또 속였음리플에 또 속았음 / 리플이 또 속였음 (fooled by Ripple again / Ripple fooled me again)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Nov 30, 2018
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
기대했던 흐름과 달라지자 리또속이라는 반응이 나왔다.
When things went against expectations, people reacted with 리또속.

02Documented history

November 2018The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.

04Sources

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

2018년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2018Original source checked Nov 14, 2026