Korean slang profile
몰래바이트족
molraebaiteujok
Secret part-time workers
People who keep their part-time work secret from those around them.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2009
- 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
회사 밖에서 다른 일을 하는 몰래바이트족의 사연이 기사에 실렸다.
An article told the story of 몰래바이트족 doing other work outside their company.
02Documented history
- 2009The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』 lists the spelling and meaning of “몰래바이트족” and gives contemporary media examples.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage context of “몰래바이트족” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』. This verifies the examples included in the collection, not the original creator or actual first use.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling and definition were compared in one official collection. The older article dates re-quoted there were not used as the earliest verified date; only 2009, the collection’s publication year, was used.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2008년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원)Published 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026