Korean slang profile
스니커테크
seunikeotekeu
Using sneakers as a means of investment or resale.
Using sneakers as a means of investment or resale.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 6, 2023
- 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
운동화 거래를 다룬 스니커테크 기사를 읽었어.
I read a sneaker-investment article about trading trainers.
02Documented history
- 2023-04-06The 아이뉴스24 source used the expression ‘스니커테크’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage were checked in the source. The specific process of coining the expression could not be established. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
Usage was checked in the source, but the specific process of coining the expression and its first use could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- '스니커테크族' 노린 삼성·LG…新가전 '신발 관리기' 주도권 잡기 경쟁 (아이뉴스24)Published Apr 6, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026