Korean slang profile
공시촌
gongsichon
Area of civil-service exam academies
An area with a concentration of academies and similar facilities for civil-service examination preparation.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 27, 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
공시촌 근처에서 공부할 방을 찾아봤다.
I looked for a room to study in near 공시촌.
02Documented history
- 2006-02-27This source introduced “공시촌” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2006 Sidae article introduces 공시촌 as a neologism related to employment and working life and explains its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The individual definition in the contemporary article was checked. The social phenomenon described does not represent everyone’s experience.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 취업 난속 인터넷 신조어 ‘봇물’ (시대)Published Feb 27, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026