Korean slang profile
직락
jingnak
The pleasure of living close to work, reducing commuting burdens and enjoying more free time.
The pleasure of living close to work, reducing commuting burdens and enjoying more free time.
- Expanded form
- 職樂職樂
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Oct 15, 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
이사 후 출퇴근이 짧아져 직락을 느껴.
After moving, my shorter commute let me enjoy living near work.
02Documented history
- 2022-10-15The 한국경제 source used the expression ‘직락’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘職樂’. 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.
- MZ세대, 퇴근 후 여가 즐길 수 있는 ‘직주근접’ 아파트 선호 (한국경제)Published Oct 15, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026