Korean slang profile
정줄
jeongjul
Short for ‘정신줄’, one’s grip on one’s senses. Used in expressions such as ‘정줄을 놓다’ to describe being overwhelmed or losing composure.
Short for ‘정신줄’, one’s grip on one’s senses. Used in expressions such as ‘정줄을 놓다’ to describe being overwhelmed or losing composure.
- Expanded form
- 정신줄정신줄 (one’s grip on one’s senses)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 19, 2009
- 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
일이 많아도 정줄 놓지 말고 하나씩 끝내자.
Even with all this work, let’s keep our heads and finish one thing at a time.
02Documented history
03Origin & word formation
A 2009 스포츠경향 article explains it as short for ‘정신줄’. The same shortened form was also found in a 2020 코스모폴리탄 article. Who created it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared in the source. When it was first created could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘쩌리짱, 정줄, 루저…’ 요즘 예능, 신조어 알아야 재미가 는다 (스포츠경향)Published Nov 19, 2009Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
- 신조어로 쓴 글, 이거 이해하면 젠지 인정! (코스모폴리탄)Published Sep 19, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026