Korean slang profile
즉퇴
jeuktoe
Leaving work immediately when the scheduled workday ends.
Leaving work immediately when the scheduled workday ends.
- Expanded form
- 즉시 퇴근즉시 퇴근 (immediate departure from work)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jan 3, 2022
- 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
업무를 마치고 정해진 시간에 즉퇴했어.
I finished my tasks and left immediately at the scheduled time.
02Documented history
- 2022-01-03The 중앙일보 source used the expression ‘즉퇴’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘즉시 퇴근’ (immediate departure from work). Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [더오래]교육은 업무연장 vs 개인성장…대표와 직원의 동상이몽 (중앙일보)Published Jan 3, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026