Korean slang profile
노홀리데이
noholridei
Working without holidays
Working without a break even on weekends, holidays, or similar days off.
- 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
명절에도 가게를 지키느라 이번 주는 노홀리데이다.
Having to run the shop through the holiday makes this week 노홀리데이.
02Documented history
- 2009The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』 lists the spelling and meaning of “노홀리데이” and gives contemporary media examples.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage context of “노홀리데이” 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