Korean slang profile
집놀이족
jimnorijok
People enjoying various games and leisure activities at home.
People enjoying various games and leisure activities at home.
- Expanded form
- 홈 루덴스(Home Ludens)홈 루덴스(Home Ludens) (Home Ludens)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jul 26, 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
집에서 보드게임과 영화를 즐기는 집놀이족이야.
I’m a home leisure lover who enjoys board games and films at home.
02Documented history
- 2022-07-26The 문화일보 source used the expression ‘집놀이족’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The article reports that the National Institute of Korean Language proposed it as an accessible Korean alternative to ‘홈 루덴스’, meaning people who play and enjoy themselves at home. The original proposal was not separately compared. 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.
- 푸드 리퍼브는 ‘식자재 재활용’ … 미코노미는 ‘자기중심 소비’로 (문화일보)Published Jul 26, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026