Korean slang profile
사바사바
sabasaba
Repeated promotions and bargain sales
A term for department stores and others repeatedly alternating customer-appreciation events and bargain sales.
- Expanded form
- 사은행사 + 바겐세일의 반복사은행사 + 바겐세일의 반복 (repeated customer-appreciation events + bargain sales)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 24, 1999
- 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
사바사바식 할인행사가 이어지자 손님들은 가격을 비교했다.
As 사바사바-style discount events continued, customers compared prices.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The 1999 material from 한국경제 introduced this expression and its definition. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The web article’s body and entered date were directly read. Its closing print date of February 25 is distinguished from the entered date of February 24. Local curl access was restricted and could not verify it automatically.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [국민의 정부 1년] 생활혁명 : 소비 신조어 ‘히트’ (한국경제)Published Feb 24, 1999Original source checked Nov 15, 2026