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Korean slang profile

급질

geupjil

Question needing a quick answer

An internet abbreviation for a question needing a quick answer.

Expanded form
급한 질문urgent question
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Aug 2, 2006
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

    급질인데 오늘 신청 마감이 몇 시야?

    급질: what time do applications close today?

02Documented history

  1. 2006-08-02This source introduced “급질” and explained its meaning.[1]

03Origin & word formation

It shortens 급한 질문. A Kukmin Ilbo article republished on Daum gives the expression together with its expanded form. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The spelling and explanation in the article’s body were directly compared. This is the account of one source; the original coinage and first use have not been verified.

04Sources

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

  1. ‘정우성’ ‘우행시’ ‘여병추’…줄임말의 미학? 유희? (국민일보 / 다음 전재)Published Aug 2, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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