Korean slang profile
촌캉스
chonkangseu
Travel leaving the city to enjoy leisure and rest in a rural village.
Travel leaving the city to enjoy leisure and rest in a rural village.
- Expanded form
- 촌 + 바캉스촌 (countryside) + 바캉스 (vacation)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 30, 2025
- 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
이번 휴가에는 시골집에서 쉬는 촌캉스를 다녀왔어.
This vacation, I went on a 촌캉스 to rest in a country house.
02Documented history
- 2025-06-30Dong-A Ilbo introduced the meaning of 촌캉스 and examples of its use.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A Weekly Dong-A article carried by Dong-A Ilbo explains the blend of countryside and vacation, introducing trips to rest or experience rural life. Who first coined it could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the source. Who coined the expression and when could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- “유재석·이동욱도 다녀온 촌캉스 나도 한번 가볼까?”｜동아일보 (동아일보)Published Jun 30, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026