Korean slang profile
점오배족
jeomobaejok
People choosing extra-paid holiday work
People who choose part-time work offering extra pay over visiting their hometown during a holiday.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 17, 2006
- 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
연휴에 추가 수당을 받고 일한 점오배족의 이야기를 읽었다.
I read about 점오배족 who worked over the holiday for extra pay.
02Documented history
- 2006-08-17This source introduced “점오배족” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2006 Joongdo Ilbo article explains it as an expression likening the choice of additional holiday part-time pay to 0.5 times. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The article’s individual definition was checked. The earlier period of popularity recalled by this source is distinguished from the article’s publication year.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 아리송한10대 외계어 삐삐 숫자전송이 시초 (중도일보)Published Aug 17, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026