Korean slang profile
자부 타임
jabu taim
Time a married woman freely spends on herself, briefly away from childcare or housework.
Time a married woman freely spends on herself, briefly away from childcare or housework.
- Expanded form
- 자유 부인 + 타임(time)자유 부인 + 타임(time) (free wife + time)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 10, 2019
- 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
가족이 집안일을 나눠 맡아 오랜만에 자부 타임을 가졌다.
My family shared the housework, giving me 자부 타임 for the first time in ages.
02Documented history
- December 2019The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2019 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2019 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2019년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2019Original source checked Nov 14, 2026