Korean slang profile

직시생

jiksisaeng

Someone preparing for civil-service exams while holding a job.

Expanded form: Not documented
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Aug 31, 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
퇴근 후 공부를 이어 가는 직시생의 하루를 소개했다.
They introduced the day of an employed exam candidate who keeps studying after work.

02Documented history

2022-08-31The 문화일보 source used the expression ‘직시생’.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The source describes someone combining employment with civil-service exam preparation as ‘직시생’. It does not specify an exact expanded form. 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.

‘공시 엑소더스’...임금 낮고 연금마저 ‘싹둑’, 워라밸도 깨져 (문화일보)Published Aug 31, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026