Korean slang profile
평일부부
pyeongilbubu
Former weekend couples living together
Couples who previously met only on weekends because of work but began living together on weekdays by commuting on high-speed trains.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 케이티엑스부부, KTX부부
- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- 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
두 사람은 고속철도로 출퇴근하며 평일부부로 지내게 됐다.
The two began living as 평일부부 while commuting by high-speed rail.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “평일부부” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 41 (printed page 17) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026