Korean slang profile
무두절
mudujeol
A playful term for a day when the boss is away on a business trip or vacation, allowing people to work relatively freely.
A playful term for a day when the boss is away on a business trip or vacation, allowing people to work relatively freely.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 22, 2024
- 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
오늘은 팀장이 출장을 가서 동료들이 무두절이라고 했다.
With the team leader away on business today, my coworkers called it 무두절.
02Documented history
- November 2024이투데이 explained the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage were checked in a source from 이투데이. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were checked directly in the source. The circumstances of its earliest use and earlier evidence need further verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [이투데이 말투데이] 자승자강(自勝者强)/칩플레이션 (이투데이)Published Nov 22, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026