Korean slang profile
더블라이프
deobeulraipeu
Pursuing another purpose beside work
A lifestyle with activities pursuing another purpose in life besides one’s main occupation.
- Expanded form
- double lifedouble life
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2004
- 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
그는 본업을 이어 가면서 그림을 그리는 더블라이프를 즐겼다.
They enjoyed a 더블라이프, painting while continuing their regular job.
02Documented history
- 2004The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2004 new-word collection lists the headword “더블라이프” and its definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The collection defines it as having work toward a purpose beyond one’s main occupation and introduces a life satisfying both a career and diverse interests. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and source-language spelling in the 2004 collection were compared. The original older articles re-quoted there were not directly opened, so their dates were not used for firstSeen. The first coinage and spread remain unverified. The definition continues onto PDF page 32.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2004년 신어 (국립국어원)Published 2004Original source checked Nov 14, 2026