Korean slang profile
알바렐라
albarelra
A figurative term for a college student who must leave for a part-time job at a fixed time.
A figurative term for a college student who must leave for a part-time job at a fixed time.
- Expanded form
- 아르바이트 + 신데렐라아르바이트 (part-time work) + 신데렐라 (Cinderella)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 5, 2012
- 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
모임 중에도 출근 시간이 되면 떠나는 알바렐라야.
I’m an 알바렐라 who has to leave the gathering when it’s time for work.
02Documented history
- 2012-12-05“2012년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2012년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. Its source-language information identifies the words that make up the expression. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and examples of usage on PDF page 45 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 70.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2012년 신어 자료집 — PDF 45쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 5, 2012Original source checked Nov 14, 2026