Korean slang profile
흙턴
heukteon
An intern assigned mainly menial tasks or simple labor rather than opportunities to learn.
An intern assigned mainly menial tasks or simple labor rather than opportunities to learn.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Sep 29, 2016
- 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
인턴에게 배울 기회를 주지 않는 흙턴 자리는 줄어들어야 한다.
There should be fewer 흙턴 positions that deny interns a chance to learn.
02Documented history
- September 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
연합뉴스 contrasts it with 금턴, describing interns' difficulty gaining opportunities to learn work. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were compared with the source text. 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.
- 오스트랄로스펙쿠스·호모인턴스…2016 취업시장 신조어는 (연합뉴스)Published Sep 29, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026