Korean slang profile
지규너
jigyuneo
A student applying to university through a regional balance admissions track.
A student applying to university through a regional balance admissions track.
- Expanded form
- 지역 균형 선발 전형 지원자지역 균형 선발 전형 지원자 (regional balance admissions applicant)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 24, 2014
- 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
입시 설명회에서 지규너를 위한 안내를 따로 들었다.
At the admissions briefing, I heard separate guidance for 지규너.
02Documented history
- 2014-12-24The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2014년 신어” explains “지규너” in connection with “지역 균형 선발 전형 지원자”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 81; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2014년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 24, 2014Original source checked Nov 14, 2026