Korean slang profile

족강

jokgang

Short for a lecture said to pinpoint key material likely to appear on an exam.

Expanded form: 족집게 강의족집게 강의 (a lecture pinpointing likely exam material)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Dec 20, 2013
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
족강만 찾기보다 배운 내용을 먼저 정리했어.
I reviewed what I’d learned before looking only for exam-focused lectures.

02Documented history

2013-12-20“2013년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2013년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. It describes it as short for “족집게 강의”. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The headword, definition, and examples of usage on PDF page 55 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 69.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

2013년 신어 자료집 — PDF 55쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 20, 2013Original source checked Nov 14, 2026