Korean slang profile
고양이 독립
goyangi dokrip
Moving out to live with a cat
Moving out of one’s family home to live separately with a cat.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 고양이독립
- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2003
- 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
반려묘와 살 공간을 마련한 뒤 고양이 독립을 했다는 경험담을 읽었다.
I read an account of 고양이 독립 after someone found a place to live with their cat.
02Documented history
- December 2003The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 included “고양이 독립” as a headword in its main text and gave its meaning and usage context.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 gives the spelling and meaning of “고양이 독립” and its contemporary usage. Its inclusion in this source was verified; its original creator and actual first use have not been established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling, definition, and usage context were compared in one official collection. The report’s publication date was directly checked on its copyright page and used instead of the dates of articles re-quoted in the text.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2003년 신어 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2003Original source checked Nov 14, 2026