Korean slang profile
오스트랄로스펙쿠스
oseuteuralroseupekkuseu
A metaphor for earlier generations who could find jobs with fewer qualifications than are needed today.
A metaphor for earlier generations who could find jobs with fewer qualifications than are needed today.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Sep 29, 2016
- 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
예전 선배가 자신을 오스트랄로스펙쿠스라며 요즘 취업 준비의 어려움을 이야기했다.
An older graduate jokingly called themself 오스트랄로스펙쿠스 while discussing today's difficult job search.
02Documented history
- September 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
연합뉴스 describes it as referring to generations for whom TOEIC scores and grades alone once made finding a job relatively easy. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were compared with the source text. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 오스트랄로스펙쿠스·호모인턴스…2016 취업시장 신조어는 (연합뉴스)Published Sep 29, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026