Korean slang profile
ㅅㄱ
Acknowledging someone's effort
A consonant shorthand for expressions such as 수고했다 or 수고하세요, used to acknowledge someone's work or effort.
- Expanded form
- 수고Acknowledging someone's effort
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- 2011
- 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
오늘도 ㅅㄱ했어!
Thanks for your hard work today!
02Documented history
- 2011The National Institute of the Korean Language’s report on the results of the ‘National Survey on Youth Language Status and Language Awareness’ listed ‘ㅅㄱ’ on the list of consonant notations used by youth in written language and communication language.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Commonly explained as the initial consonants of 수고, a word acknowledging effort. However, the supporting report lists examples without explaining the expansion.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
No source directly explaining it as the initial consonants of 수고 has been verified. Only examples of usage have been confirmed.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 청소년 언어실태·언어의식 전국 조사 (국립국어원·한양대학교 산학협력단)Published 2011Original source checked Nov 5, 2026