Korean slang profile
택배 버뮤다
taekbae beomyuda
A figurative comparison to Bermuda for parcels disappearing during delivery, or a place where this happens.
A figurative comparison to Bermuda for parcels disappearing during delivery, or a place where this happens.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 10, 2015
- 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
소설에서는 사라진 소포가 모이는 곳을 택배 버뮤다라고 불렀다.
In the novel, the place where missing parcels gather was called 택배 버뮤다.
02Documented history
- 2015-12-10The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and contemporary examples of “택배 버뮤다” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 160; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2015년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2015Original source checked Nov 14, 2026