Korean slang profile
줘도 못 먹나
jwodo mot meokna
Satire about failing to carry out reform
Satire of the time expressing frustration that the institution responsible cannot properly push through a reform plan prepared by another agency.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 31, 1998
- 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
당대의 줘도 못 먹나라는 표현은 기관 간 개혁 갈등을 풍자한 말이었다.
The phrase 줘도 못 먹나 satirized conflict over reform between institutions at the time.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
A 1998 year-end article on popular economic expressions introduces it as a phrase circulating around 기획예산위 during debate over reducing teachers’ retirement age. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The contemporary article’s definition and usage situation were checked. This relies on one article; overall popularity and first use remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 98경제계 쏟아진 말…말…말… (서울신문)Published Dec 31, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026