Korean slang profile
과로 노인
gwaro noin
An older person who must keep working in later life to support children or grandchildren, care for parents, or meet similar demands.
An older person who must keep working in later life to support children or grandchildren, care for parents, or meet similar demands.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 30, 2018
- 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
노년의 노동과 돌봄 부담을 다룬 기사는 과로 노인 문제를 짚었다.
An article on work and caregiving in old age raised the issue of 과로 노인.
02Documented history
- November 2018The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2018년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2018Original source checked Nov 14, 2026