Korean slang profile
모각작
mogakjak
Working with shared focus by gathering in a physical or online space while each person works on different tasks.
Working with shared focus by gathering in a physical or online space while each person works on different tasks.
- Expanded form
- 모여서 각자 작업gather and work on our own tasks
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 25, 2026
- 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
오늘 저녁에는 친구들과 영상 통화를 켜고 모각작을 하기로 했어.
Tonight, my friends and I decided to keep a video call open for 모각작.
02Documented history
- February 2026이투데이 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A shortened name for ‘모여서 각자 작업’ (gather and work on our own tasks). A 2026 source from 이투데이 explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The abbreviation’s explanation and usage were checked directly, but 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.
- [이투데이 말투데이] 출처어묵(出處語默)/모각작 - 이투데이 (이투데이)Published Feb 25, 2026Original source checked Nov 13, 2026