Korean slang profile

토핑경제

topping economy

Personalizing purchases with extras

A consumption trend of adding decorations or optional features to an existing product to make it your own.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
가방에 직접 만든 키링을 다는 것도 토핑경제의 한 모습이야.
Adding a handmade key ring to a bag is one way of personalizing a purchase with extras.
Quoted from a source
세상에 없던 나만의 것[1]
My own thing that never existed in the world
English translation by Julimmal.

2025-01-17In What Are the Emerging Trend Keywords in 2025?, we introduced the meaning of this expression and consumption trends.[1]

Korea Policy Briefing likens personalizing a product to adding toppings to a pizza. Who coined the expression has not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation is explicit but relies on one source. Who first used the term has not been verified.

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