Korean slang profile
로또팰리스
rottopaelriseu
Lottery winners moving to Tower Palace
A term for someone who wins the lottery and moves into Tower Palace.
- Expanded form
- lotto + towerpalacelotto + towerpalace
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2003
- 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
당시 복권 열풍을 다룬 자료에는 로또팰리스라는 조어도 실려 있다.
Materials about the lottery craze of the time also include 로또팰리스.
02Documented history
- December 2003The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 included “로또팰리스” as a headword in its main text and gave its meaning and usage context.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 gives the spelling and meaning of “로또팰리스” and its contemporary usage. The expanded form given by the source is “lotto + towerpalace”. Its inclusion in this source was verified; its original creator and actual first use have not been established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling, definition, and usage context were compared in one official collection. The report’s publication date was directly checked on its copyright page and used instead of the dates of articles re-quoted in the text.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2003년 신어 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2003Original source checked Nov 14, 2026