Korean slang profile
혼강
hongang
Attending a lecture alone, without friends or colleagues taking it with you.
Attending a lecture alone, without friends or colleagues taking it with you.
- Expanded form
- 혼자 강의를 들음혼자 강의를 들음 (attending a lecture alone)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 21, 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
이번 학기에는 시간표가 달라서 전공 수업을 혼강한다.
Our schedules differ this semester, so I am taking my major class 혼강.
02Documented history
- 2016The National Institute of Korean Language's report explains ‘혼강’ as a university-life expression for taking a class alone.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language's 2016 new-word survey report defines it as short for ‘혼자 강의를 들음’ (attending a lecture alone). The earlier article it cites was not checked directly, so that article's date was not used as a direct evidence date.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The separate headword and definition in the report were compared. First use could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2016년 신어 조사 및 사용 주기 조사 (국립국어원)Published Dec 21, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026