Korean slang profile
갓생
gatsaeng
Living a productive life
A diligent, fulfilling life described as almost godlike, or the attitude of trying to live that way.
- Expanded form
- God + 생(生)Living a productive life
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jul 26, 2022
- Documented trend period
- First half of 2020~
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
이번 달부터 새벽 운동 시작했어. 갓생 살아 보려고.
This month, I started working out early in the morning. I'm trying to live a more productive life.
- Quoted from a source
나태해지기 쉬운 주말에 아침부터 교양을 쌓는 당신은 정말 갓생이군요![2]
Spending your morning enriching your mind on a weekend when it's easy to be lazy—you're really living a productive life!
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
Explained as a combination of 갓, from the English “God,” and 인생, meaning life. Who first used it has not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
A “God + 인생” explanation is available, but who first used it and when have not been verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [트렌드] 별다줄, 저메추...신조어 어디까지 알아? (창업&프랜차이즈)Published Jul 26, 2022Original source checked Nov 5, 2026
- [어쩌다] 갓생이 당신을 사로잡은 이유 (SBS)Published Jul 30, 2022Original source checked Nov 5, 2026