Korean slang profile

경준생

gyeongjunsaeng

An abbreviation for someone preparing for police recruitment exams.

Expanded form: 경찰 공무원 시험을 준비하는 학생경찰 공무원 시험을 준비하는 학생 (a student preparing for police recruitment exams)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Nov 30, 2017
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
경준생인 친구가 필기 공부와 체력 준비를 병행한다.
My 경준생 friend combines written-exam study with fitness preparation.

02Documented history

November 2017The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 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.

2017년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2017Original source checked Nov 14, 2026