Korean slang profile
임고생
imgosaeng
Short for someone preparing for the teacher recruitment examination.
Short for someone preparing for the teacher recruitment examination.
- Expanded form
- 임용 고시 준비생임용 고시 준비생 (teacher recruitment examination candidate)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 24, 2014
- 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
임고생인 친구가 시험을 마치고 모임에 나왔다.
My friend preparing for the teacher recruitment exam came to the gathering after finishing the test.
02Documented history
- 2014-12-24The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어” explains “임고생” in connection with “임용 고시 준비생”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 78; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2014년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 24, 2014Original source checked Nov 14, 2026