Korean slang profile
원룸 푸어
wonrum pueo
Someone struggling financially because of a studio apartment's high deposit and monthly rent.
Someone struggling financially because of a studio apartment's high deposit and monthly rent.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 30, 2017
- 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
월세를 내고 나면 생활비가 빠듯해 원룸 푸어라는 말이 실감 났다.
After paying rent, money was so tight that 원룸 푸어 felt real.
02Documented history
- November 2017The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2017년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2017Original source checked Nov 14, 2026