Korean slang profile
코쿤피스
kokunpiseu
A tiny equipped rental office
A very small rental office equipped with office devices and an internet connection.
- Expanded form
- cocoon + officecocoon + office
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2002
- 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
소규모 창업 공간을 다룬 글에서 코쿤피스를 소개했다.
An article about small startup spaces introduced 코쿤피스.
02Documented history
- 2002The 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』 introduced the spelling and meaning of “코쿤피스”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A blend of parts of cocoon and office. The source describes offices measuring 3–4 pyeong. This explanation was checked in the 국립국어연구원’s 『2002년 신어』. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The headword, definition, and components were directly compared. The original older articles re-quoted by the source were not separately opened; the date recorded is the publication date directly checked on the collection’s copyright page.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2002년 신어 — 2002년 신어, 59쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2002Original source checked Nov 14, 2026