Korean slang profile
체인지족
cheinjijok
Couples with switched household roles
A label for couples where a husband takes on childcare and his wife supports the household after he loses his job.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- 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
그 기사는 가정 안의 역할이 바뀐 부부를 체인지족이라고 소개했다.
The article called couples with changed household roles 체인지족.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “체인지족” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 46 (printed page 22) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026