Korean slang profile
대잔류
daejallyu
A social phenomenon in which more people choose to stay at their current job rather than switch jobs or quit.
A social phenomenon in which more people choose to stay at their current job rather than switch jobs or quit.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 19, 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
이직 대신 남기로 하는 사람이 늘어난 상황을 대잔류라고 설명했다.
The growing number of people choosing to stay rather than change jobs was described as 대잔류.
02Documented history
- May 2025이투데이 introduced the meaning of this expression and its everyday and social usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage were checked in a source from 이투데이. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were checked directly in the source. The circumstances of its earliest use and earlier evidence need further verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [이투데이 말투데이] 청천백일(靑天白日)/대잔류 시대 (이투데이)Published May 19, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026