Korean slang profile

생스

saengseu

A study group in which job seekers with the same goal share daily living and study routines.

Expanded form: 생활스터디생활스터디 (a study group sharing daily routines)
Other spellings: 생활스터디, 생활 스터디
Earliest source found: Sep 16, 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
매일 같은 시간에 공부할 생스 모임을 구했어.
I looked for a 생스 group to study at the same time every day.

02Documented history

2011-09-16The 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 “생활스터디”. 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.

‘삼포세대’ ‘거마대학생’…취업난 속 신조어 봇물Published Sep 16, 2011Original source checked Nov 14, 2026