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Korean slang profile

테이스트 소비

teiseuteu sobi

Consumption focused on light experiences through sharing or renting rather than long-term ownership.

Consumption focused on light experiences through sharing or renting rather than long-term ownership.

Expanded form
Not documented
Other spellings
테이스트소비
Earliest source found
Jul 9, 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

    여행 장비를 사지 않고 빌려 써 보며 테이스트 소비를 해 봤다.

    I tried 테이스트 소비 by renting travel gear instead of buying it.

02Documented history

  1. July 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]

03Origin & word formation

와이티엔 describes light consumption as if tasting something: cutting costs through sharing and renting while valuing the experience. 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.

  1. [캠퍼스24_캠퍼스 핫이슈] 대학가 알뜰족 탐구 (YTN)Published Jul 9, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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