Korean slang profile
윈윈 페이
winwin pei
An expression advocating appropriate pay for work so that both employer and worker benefit.
An expression advocating appropriate pay for work so that both employer and worker benefit.
- 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
토론에서는 적정한 노동 대가를 보장하자는 윈윈 페이라는 말이 나왔다.
The discussion brought up 윈윈 페이 as a call to guarantee fair compensation for labor.
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 “윈윈 페이” 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 150; 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