Korean slang profile

개총

gaechong

Start-of-semester department gathering

An abbreviation of 개강총회, a gathering at the start of a semester.

Expanded form: 개강총회Start-of-semester department gathering
Other spellings: 개강총회
Earliest source found: Nov 6, 2020
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 주 금요일에 학과 개총 있대.
Apparently our department's start-of-semester gathering is this Friday.
Quoted from a source
개총(개강총회)하고 동아리 MT 가면[1]
When you go to the start-of-semester department gathering and a club retreat
English translation by Julimmal.

02Documented history

November 2020‘개총 (개강총회)’ was used in the script of the college student interview video (college student edition) posted by the Korea Cultural Information Service on its cultural portal.[1]
December 2024OhmyNews: “That’s why I recommend attending gatherings such as Saturday MT and 개총.”[2]

03Origin & word formation

Short for 개강총회. A 2020 video script from the Korea Culture Information Service gives the full form in parentheses. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The only expansion is a brief parenthetical note in a video script. The sources do not establish what kind of gathering 개강총회 is.

04Sources

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

코로나 극복하기 프로젝트! 내가 추천하는 문화생활 대학생편 (한국문화정보원 문화포털)Published Nov 6, 2020Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
고3 학생들이 미리 보면 좋을 대학 생활 꿀팁 (오마이뉴스)Published Dec 5, 2024Original source checked Nov 5, 2026