Korean slang profile
퍼플잡
peopeuljap
A job or working arrangement that adjusts working hours or patterns to balance work and family life.
A job or working arrangement that adjusts working hours or patterns to balance work and family life.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 30, 2025
- 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
돌봄 시간을 확보하려고 퍼플잡 형태의 근무를 알아봤다.
I looked into 퍼플잡 arrangements to make time for caregiving.
02Documented history
- April 2025이투데이 introduced the meaning of this expression and its everyday and social usage.[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] 출기제승(出奇制勝)/퍼플잡 (이투데이)Published Apr 30, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026