Korean slang profile
과파라치
gwaparachi
Reward-seeking tutoring-violation reporter
Reporting illegal private tutoring for a reward, or someone who does so.
- Expanded form
- 과외 + paparazzi과외 (private tutoring) + paparazzi
- Other spellings
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- 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
그 기사는 불법 과외 신고 제도를 설명하며 과파라치라는 표현을 썼다.
The article used 과파라치 when explaining the illegal-tutoring reporting scheme.
02Documented history
- December 2003The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 included “과파라치” 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 “과파라치” and its contemporary usage. The expanded form given by the source is “과외 (private tutoring) + paparazzi”. 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