Korean slang profile

자낳괴

janatgoe

A sarcastic or self-mocking term for acting for money or profit.

Expanded form: 자본주의가 낳은 괴물a monster born of capitalism
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: May 23, 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
할인 쿠폰 때문에 예정에 없던 장바구니까지 채우다니, 오늘의 나는 자낳괴네.
Filling an unplanned shopping cart just for a discount coupon—today I am a 자낳괴.

02Documented history

May 2024서울신문 introduced it as an online expression mocking the pursuit of money and expanded the original sentence.[1]

03Origin & word formation

Short for ‘자본주의가 낳은 괴물’ (a monster born of capitalism). A 2024 source from 서울신문 confirms this formation or explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The formation and usage were checked in the source. Who first coined it and when it was first used need further comparison.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

구속 위기 김호중… 40억 공연 포기 못 한 ‘자낳괴’ (서울신문)Published May 23, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026