Korean slang profile
길 과장
gil gwajang
A figurative term for a section-chief-level civil servant who spends a great deal of time on the road between Seoul, Sejong, and similar destinations.
A figurative term for a section-chief-level civil servant who spends a great deal of time on the road between Seoul, Sejong, and similar destinations.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 10, 2015
- 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
잦은 출장에 직원들은 자신을 길 과장이라고 부르곤 했다.
With their frequent business trips, the staff often called themselves 길 과장.
02Documented history
- 2015-12-10The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and contemporary examples of “길 과장” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 117; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2015년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2015Original source checked Nov 14, 2026