Korean slang profile
맘시생
mamsisaeng
A homemaker raising children who is preparing for civil-service exams.
A homemaker raising children who is preparing for civil-service exams.
- Expanded form
- 주부 공시생주부 공시생 (homemaker preparing for civil-service exams)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 31, 2022
- 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
육아와 공부를 함께하는 맘시생의 이야기를 읽었어.
I read about a mother combining childcare and civil-service exam study.
02Documented history
- 2022-08-31The 문화일보 source used the expression ‘맘시생’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The article gives the expression alongside ‘주부 공시생’ (homemaker preparing for civil-service exams). It does not separately explain how each syllable was combined or the first usage circumstances. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘공시 엑소더스’...임금 낮고 연금마저 ‘싹둑’, 워라밸도 깨져 (문화일보)Published Aug 31, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026