Korean slang profile
화석선배
hwaseokseonbae
A metaphor for an older student who stays in school for years, postponing graduation for reasons such as job hunting.
A metaphor for an older student who stays in school for years, postponing graduation for reasons such as job hunting.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- 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
나는 학교에 오래 남았다는 뜻으로 스스로 화석선배라고 농담했다.
I jokingly called myself 화석선배 because I had stayed at school so long.
02Documented history
- September 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
연합뉴스 introduces it as a term for students postponing graduation until they obtain a job offer. 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