English translation · Awaiting review

Korean slang profile

출근 휴가

chulgeun hyuga

Going to work during vacation instead of taking time away to rest.

Going to work during vacation instead of taking time away to rest.

Expanded form
Not documented
Other spellings
—
Earliest source found
Dec 10, 2015
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

    업무가 밀려 휴가 첫날도 출근 휴가가 됐다.

    Work had piled up, so even my first vacation day became a day at the office.

02Documented history

  1. 2015-12-10The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The meaning and contemporary examples of “출근 휴가” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 155; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.

04Sources

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

  1. 2015년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2015Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

← Browse slang & trends · Read the Korean entry