Korean slang profile
청계천족
cheonggyecheonjok
Cheonggyecheon-area leisure goers
People who enjoy meals, dates, walks, and similar activities around the restored Cheonggyecheon stream.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- 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
점심을 먹고 청계천을 걷는 청계천족이 눈에 띄었다.
I noticed 청계천족 walking along the stream after lunch.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “청계천족” 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 77 (printed page 53) 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