Korean slang profile
소주 런
soju reon
A rush of consumers buying soju in advance before its price rises.
A rush of consumers buying soju in advance before its price rises.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 소주런
- Earliest source found
- Feb 23, 2022
- 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
가격 인상 소식에 소주 런이 벌어졌다는 기사를 봤어.
I saw an article about a soju-buying rush following news of a price increase.
02Documented history
- 2022-02-23The 노컷뉴스 source used the expression ‘소주 런’.[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.
- "진열대에 소주가 없어요"…마트 열자마자 '소주런' (노컷뉴스)Published Feb 23, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026