Korean slang profile
셀프서비스
selpeuseobiseu
Self-service
A service arrangement in which customers perform some tasks previously done by staff.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 셀프 서비스
- Earliest source found
- Jan 24, 1998
- 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
그 식당은 손님이 음식을 직접 가져오는 셀프서비스 방식이다.
At that restaurant, 셀프서비스 means customers collect their own food.
02Documented history
- 1998The newspaper of the time explained this expression’s meaning and use.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The spelling and meaning at the time were checked in an original 1998 newspaper article. The checked article’s date is recorded; this does not mean the expression was first created that year.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The expression was directly checked in an article explaining consumption trends during the recession. It is not established as a new coinage of 1998; its first user and time were not verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 인건비 줄인만큼 값 내려 고객 잡기/IMF시대 셀프업소 호황 (서울신문)Published Jan 24, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026