Korean slang profile
약케팅
yakketing
Intense purchasing competition to obtain popular yakgwa sweets.
Intense purchasing competition to obtain popular yakgwa sweets.
- Expanded form
- 약과 + 티케팅약과 + 티케팅 (yakgwa + ticketing)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jan 28, 2022
- 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
판매 시작과 동시에 약케팅에 도전했어.
I tried to buy the popular yakgwa the moment sales opened.
02Documented history
- 2022-01-28The 한국경제 source used the expression ‘약케팅’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘약과 + 티케팅’ (yakgwa + ticketing). Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. 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.
- [한경에세이] 약과와 지식재산 (한국경제)Published Jan 28, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026