Korean slang profile
케이티엑스 통근족
keitiekseu tonggeunjok
KTX commuters
People who commute on the KTX high-speed train.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- KTX 통근족
- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- 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
아침 열차에는 케이티엑스 통근족이 타고 있었다.
KTX commuters were aboard the morning train.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “케이티엑스 통근족” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 78 (printed page 54) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026