Korean slang profile
꿀근무지
kkulgeunmuji
A metaphor for a workplace considered easier to work at than others.
A metaphor for a workplace considered easier to work at than others.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 30, 2017
- 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
집에서도 가깝고 업무 부담도 적어 동료들이 꿀근무지라고 했다.
Coworkers called it 꿀근무지 because it was close to home with a light workload.
02Documented history
- November 2017The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2017년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2017Original source checked Nov 14, 2026