Korean slang profile
광탈절
gwangtaljeol
A period when many recruitment rejection notices arrive, likened to a seasonal marker.
A period when many recruitment rejection notices arrive, likened to a seasonal marker.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 20, 2013
- 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
여러 회사의 발표가 겹치니 광탈절이라는 말이 떠올랐어.
The announcements from several companies overlapped, bringing the term 광탈절 to mind.
02Documented history
- 2013-12-20“2013년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2013년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and examples of usage on PDF page 18 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 69.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2013년 신어 자료집 — PDF 18쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 20, 2013Original source checked Nov 14, 2026