Korean slang profile

갑질

gapjil

Abuse of power

Unfair treatment by someone who uses a position of advantage or authority against another person.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
갑질을 신고할 수 있는 창구가 있대.
Apparently there's a place where you can report abuse of power.
Quoted from a source
우위에 속하는 자가 아랫사람에게 지위를 이용해 저지르는 부당한 행위를 갑질이라 부른다.[1]
An unfair act in which someone in a superior position uses that position against a subordinate is called 갑질.
English translation by Julimmal.

May 2018An unfair act in which someone in a superior position uses that position against a subordinate is called 갑질.[1]

Where the expression originated has not been verified. The 2018 source from Biz Hankook only explains the meaning.

Evidence for the origin explanationLow

The meaning is supported, but the sources do not explain how the expression was formed.

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