Korean slang profile
취업난포비아
chwieopnanpobia
A metaphor for intense anxiety and stress caused by difficulty finding a job.
A metaphor for intense anxiety and stress caused by difficulty finding a job.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 취업난 포비아
- Earliest source found
- Dec 8, 2016
- 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
취업난포비아를 이야기하는 친구와 준비 계획을 조금씩 나눠 세웠다.
I made a preparation plan step by step with a friend who talked about 취업난포비아.
02Documented history
- December 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
경향신문 presents it as a new term reflecting job seekers' anxiety before recruitment season. It has not been established as a medical diagnosis. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were compared with the source text. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- “순실증” “티슈인턴” “금턴” “카공족”···2016년 교육계 신조어 (경향신문)Published Dec 8, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026