Korean slang profile

불확행

bulhwakhaeng

Definite joy or happiness found even amid misfortune.

Expanded form: 불행 속에서 찾은 확실한 행복불행 속에서 찾은 확실한 행복 (definite happiness found amid misfortune)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Dec 10, 2019
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
힘든 하루에도 친구의 짧은 안부에서 불확행을 찾았다.
Even on a hard day, a friend's brief check-in gave me 불확행.

02Documented history

December 2019The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2019 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2019 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.

2019년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2019Original source checked Nov 14, 2026