Korean slang profile

스세권

seusegwon

Living near a Starbucks

An area with a Starbucks location nearby.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
여기 스세권이라 아침에 커피 사 가기 좋아.
There's a Starbucks nearby, so it's easy to grab coffee in the morning.
Quoted from a source
실제로 최근의 분양 마케팅을 보면 ‘몰세권(쇼핑몰 인근)’, ‘의세권(대형병원 인근)’ 등등에 이어 ‘스세권(스타벅스 인근)과 ’맥세권(맥도날드 인근) 등의 신조어까지 나타나고 있다.[1]
In fact, looking at recent sales marketing, new words such as ‘몰세권 (near a shopping mall)’ and ‘Uisegwon (near a large hospital)’ are appearing, as well as ‘스세권 (near Starbucks) and ‘Maxekwon (near McDonald’s).
English translation by Julimmal.

June 2016In fact, looking at recent sales marketing, new words such as ‘몰세권 (near a shopping mall)’ and ‘Uisegwon (near a large hospital)’ are appearing, as well as ‘스세권 (near Starbucks) and ‘Maxekwon (near McDonald’s).[1]
January 2019Busan Ilbo: “Busan’s Yeongdo-gu is buzzing with anticipation for the region’s first ‘스세권 (short for Starbucks+역세권).”[2]
October 2019Aju Economy: “According to the construction and real estate industry on the 30th, the word ‘~se-gwon’ is a compound word derived from ‘역세권’, which is close to a subway station. Maxekwon means ‘McDonald’s three-kwon’ and 스세권 means ‘Starbucks three-kwon’.”[3]

Formed from “스타벅스 + 역세권.” The 2016 source from Dong-A Ilbo explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationHigh

The explanation is explicit in the sources, and at least two sources use the same meaning. When it was first used is unknown.

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