Korean slang profile
세컨슈머
sekeonsyumeo
Consumers seeking alternatives for sustainable living through secondhand trading and similar choices.
Consumers seeking alternatives for sustainable living through secondhand trading and similar choices.
- Expanded form
- second + consumersecond + consumer
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 1, 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
중고 제품을 고르며 세컨슈머라는 표현을 떠올렸어.
Choosing secondhand products reminded me of the term 세컨슈머.
02Documented history
- 2022-04-01The 세계일보 source used the expression ‘세컨슈머’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘second + consumer’. 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.
- 패션가·편의점도 “중고거래 하세요” (세계일보)Published Apr 1, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026