Korean slang profile
소비 절벽
sobi jeolbyeok
A sharp fall in household consumption due to a recession or similar factors.
A sharp fall in household consumption due to a recession or similar factors.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 소비절벽
- Earliest source found
- Dec 20, 2013
- 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
매출 감소를 소비 절벽과 연결해 설명한 기사였어.
The article linked declining sales to a steep drop in consumption.
02Documented history
- 2013-12-20“2013년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2013년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and examples of usage on PDF page 43 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 69.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2013년 신어 자료집 — PDF 43쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 20, 2013Original source checked Nov 14, 2026