Korean slang profile
공주족
gongjujok
Homemakers engaged in study
Homemakers who participate in study or self-development.
- Expanded form
- 공부하는 주부 + 족공부하는 주부 (studying homemakers) + 족 (group)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2009
- 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
동네 강좌에는 자격증을 준비하는 공주족이 모였다.
공주족 preparing for qualifications gathered at the neighborhood course.
02Documented history
- 2009The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』 lists the spelling and meaning of “공주족” and gives contemporary media examples.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage context of “공주족” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』. The source gives its expanded form as “공부하는 주부 (studying homemakers) + 족 (group)”. This verifies the examples included in the collection, not the original creator or actual first use.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling and definition were compared in one official collection. The older article dates re-quoted there were not used as the earliest verified date; only 2009, the collection’s publication year, was used.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2008년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원)Published 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026