Korean slang profile
허무 휴학
heomu hyuhak
Unmotivated leave from university
Taking time away from university after losing motivation for college life.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- 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
대학 생활의 고민을 다룬 글에서 허무 휴학이라는 표현을 접했다.
I encountered 허무 휴학 in an article about concerns over college life.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “허무 휴학” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 67 (printed page 43) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026