Korean slang profile
스텔스플레이션
seutelseupeulleisyeon
A discreet rise in the effective cost of a purchase, such as through separately added fees.
A discreet rise in the effective cost of a purchase, such as through separately added fees.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 13, 2024
- 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
기본 가격 밖에 추가 비용이 붙어 스텔스플레이션을 체감했다.
Extra charges on top of the base price made me feel the effects of 스텔스플레이션.
02Documented history
- May 2024이투데이 explained the meaning of this expression and consumers’ price burden.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage were checked in a source from 이투데이. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were checked directly in the source. The circumstances of its earliest use and earlier evidence need further verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [이투데이 말투데이] 불언장단(不言長短)/스텔스플레이션 (이투데이)Published May 13, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026