Korean slang profile
공취생
gongchwisaeng
Someone preparing for civil-service exams and private-sector employment at the same time.
Someone preparing for civil-service exams and private-sector employment at the same time.
- Expanded form
- 공무원 시험과 일반 기업 취업을 함께 준비하는 취업준비생공무원 시험과 일반 기업 취업을 함께 준비하는 취업준비생 (a job seeker preparing for both civil-service exams and corporate employment)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 30, 2017
- 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
공취생이라 시험 공부와 자기소개서 작성 시간을 나눠 쓴다.
As a 공취생, I split my time between exam study and writing personal statements.
02Documented history
- November 2017The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2017년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2017Original source checked Nov 14, 2026