Korean slang profile

잡학피디아

japhakpidia

A comparison to an encyclopedia for someone with broad knowledge across many fields.

Expanded form: 잡학 + 인사이클로피디아(encyclopedia)잡학 + 인사이클로피디아(encyclopedia) (miscellaneous knowledge + encyclopedia)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Nov 30, 2018
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
질문마다 아는 이야기를 들려주는 친구를 잡학피디아라고 불렀다.
I called my friend 잡학피디아 for having something to say about every question.

02Documented history

November 2018The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 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.

2018년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2018Original source checked Nov 14, 2026