Korean slang profile
쓸쓸비
sseulsseulbi
Money spent to ease loneliness.
Money spent to ease loneliness.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 10, 2026
- 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
혼자 있는 주말에 모임에 나가 쓴 돈은 나한테 쓸쓸비였어.
The money I spent joining a gathering on a lonely weekend was 쓸쓸비 for me.
02Documented history
- April 2026E Today introduced it as expenses incurred to ease loneliness.[1]
03Origin & word formation
E Today’s 2026 slang feature defines it as expenses incurred to ease loneliness. The earliest use and creator of the expression linking 쓸쓸함, loneliness, and costs could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
The usage in the article was checked, but how the expression was created and the earliest original material could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [이투데이 말투데이] 석파천경(石破天驚)/슬픈 배달 음식 증후군 : 네이트 뉴스 (이투데이)Published Apr 10, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026