Korean slang profile

방콕

bangkok

Staying in

Staying at home or in your room, or a person doing so. This slang use is separate from Bangkok, the city in Thailand.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
비 와서 주말 내내 방콕했어.
It rained, so I stayed in all weekend.
Quoted from a source
무슨 의미냐고 묻자 하와이는 하루종일 와이프만 찾는 사람을, 방콕은 말 그대로 방에 콕 박혀 있는 사람, 동경대는 동네 경로당의 줄임말이라고 한다.[1]
When asked what it means, Hawaii is an abbreviation for a person who only looks for a wife all day, 방콕 is an abbreviation for a person who is literally stuck in a room, and Tokyo University is an abbreviation for a neighborhood senior center.
English translation by Julimmal.

May 2010When asked what it means, Hawaii is an abbreviation for a person who only looks for a wife all day, 방콕 is an abbreviation for a person who is literally stuck in a room, and Tokyo University is an abbreviation for a neighborhood senior center.[1]
April 2018Donga Ilbo: “As the number of people enjoying their leisure time at home playing ‘방콕’ increases, the marketing industry is also paying attention to their consumption methods.”[2]

Short for “방에 콕 박혀 있다.” The 2010 source from EToday explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationHigh

The explanation is explicit in the sources, and at least two sources use the same meaning. When it was first used is unknown.

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.