Korean slang profile
고스트 베케이션
goseuteu bekeisyeon
Spending time as though on vacation without informing the company or obtaining permission.
Spending time as though on vacation without informing the company or obtaining permission.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 2, 2026
- 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
기사에서는 알리지 않고 쉬는 행동을 고스트 베케이션이라고 했어.
The article called taking time off without telling anyone 고스트 베케이션.
02Documented history
- 2026-02-02The Chosun Ilbo introduced the meaning and usage of 고스트 베케이션.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The Chosun Ilbo explains it as taking an unauthorized vacation, invoking the idea of a ghost. It distinguishes this from a 허쉬 트립, secretly working from a travel destination. Who first coined the term could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definition and usage were checked directly in the source. When the term was first coined could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [윤희영의 News English] AI시대 직장 신조어, ‘커피 배징’은 무슨 뜻일까 (조선일보)Published Feb 2, 2026Original source checked Nov 12, 2026