Korean slang profile

오피스브런치족

opiseubeureonchijok

Office workers who bring breakfast to work but eat it late in the morning because work is busy.

Expanded form: office + brunch + 족office + brunch + 족 (group)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Jul 29, 2011
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
아침을 열한 시에 먹고 나니 오피스브런치족이 된 기분이야.
After eating breakfast at eleven, I felt like one of the 오피스브런치족.

02Documented history

2011-07-29The verified source introduced this expression and usage.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The spelling and this usage were directly checked in the body of the cited article. The components or full expression checked there are “office + brunch + 족”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The context and explanation in one article were directly compared. The article’s date does not establish when the expression was coined or first became popular.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

“월급님, 퍼가요∼” 직장인 애환 담긴 신조어 만발 (경향신문·네이트 전재)Published Jul 29, 2011Original source checked Nov 14, 2026