Korean slang profile
눈물의 303호
nunmului 303ho
Room 303 and the sadness of restructuring
An expression conveying the sadness of employees of 공보처 through the room where they gathered after the agency’s dissolution.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 1998
- 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
눈물의 303호라는 표현에서 당시 조직개편의 여파가 느껴진다.
The expression 눈물의 303호 conveys the impact of the organizational restructuring at the time.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
A 1998 서울신문 year-end article connects it with Room 303 in the Sejongno government building, where 공보처 employees gathered. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definition and social context presented in the contemporary article were compared. First coinage, current range of use, and the extent of spread remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 공직사회 유행한 말…말…말… (서울신문)Published Dec 30, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026