Korean slang profile
수저계급론
sujeogyegeupron
A metaphor using spoon materials for the view that parents' wealth or social position determines children's lives and opportunities.
A metaphor using spoon materials for the view that parents' wealth or social position determines children's lives and opportunities.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 수저 계급론
- Earliest source found
- Jan 13, 2016
- 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
그 토론에서는 수저계급론을 통해 교육 기회의 격차를 이야기했다.
The discussion used 수저계급론 to address unequal educational opportunities.
02Documented history
- January 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
이데일리 explains it as a new term in which parents' jobs or financial resources determine a child's ‘spoon’. An earlier 아시아투데이 article also links it to inherited economic means. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were compared with the source text. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 취업 관련 신조어 늘어나…SNS사용 익숙·취업 어려움 반영 (아시아투데이)Published Jan 13, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
- [기자수첩]로스쿨 개혁, 환부부터 도려내야 (이데일리)Published Apr 29, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026