Korean slang profile
재텔근무
jaetelgeunmu
Working remotely from a hotel instead of home while using its facilities and services.
Working remotely from a hotel instead of home while using its facilities and services.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 2, 2024
- 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
조용한 호텔 방에서 재텔근무를 하며 하루를 보냈다.
I spent the day doing 재텔근무 from a quiet hotel room.
02Documented history
- February 2024이투데이 introduced the meaning of this expression and its use in work, parenting, and leisure.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage were checked in a source from 이투데이. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were checked directly in the source. The circumstances of its earliest use and earlier evidence need further verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [이투데이 말투데이] 취모구자(吹毛求疵)/재텔근무 (이투데이)Published Feb 2, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026