Korean slang profile
경단남
gyeongdannam
A man whose professional career has been interrupted by stopping work.
A man whose professional career has been interrupted by stopping work.
- Expanded form
- 경력 단절 남성경력 단절 남성 (man with a career interruption)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Mar 29, 2019
- 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
한동안 일을 쉬었던 경단남의 복귀 이야기를 읽었어.
I read about a man returning after a career break.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘경력 단절 남성’ (man with a career interruption). Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 나 혼자 산다, 모델로 다시 도전하는 출연자 (iMBC연예)Published Mar 29, 2019Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
- 美 세컨드 젠틀맨 옆 남자…홍석천 택한 이유 3가지 있다 [뉴스원샷] (중앙일보)Published May 12, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026