Korean slang profile
팁 소름
tip soreum
An expression used for the continually increasing burden of tips. The source article pairs it with English ‘creep’.
An expression used for the continually increasing burden of tips. The source article pairs it with English ‘creep’.
- Expanded form
- tip creeptip creep
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 5, 2023
- 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
팁 비율이 너무 높아 팁 소름이라는 표현까지 나왔대.
They say tip percentages grew so high that the expression 팁 소름 appeared.
02Documented history
- 2023-05-05The 조선일보 source used the expression ‘팁 소름’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Only the article’s rendering ‘팁 소름(creep)’ and its high-tip-percentage context were checked. The precise translation and coining circumstances of the English expression need further comparison. 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.
- 밥값 말고 팁을 최고 45% 내라고? 美식당들의 ‘팁 인플레’ 왜 (조선일보)Published May 5, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026