Korean slang profile
사르바이트
sareubaiteu
An internet-based side job
A side job done using the internet.
- Expanded form
- cyber + Arbeitcyber + Arbeit
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2003
- 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
옛 기사에서는 온라인 판매와 관련된 부업을 사르바이트라고 소개했다.
Old articles introduced an online-sales-related side job as 사르바이트.
02Documented history
- December 2003The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 included “사르바이트” as a headword in its main text and gave its meaning and usage context.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 gives the spelling and meaning of “사르바이트” and its contemporary usage. The expanded form given by the source is “cyber + Arbeit”. Its inclusion in this source was verified; its original creator and actual first use have not been established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling, definition, and usage context were compared in one official collection. The report’s publication date was directly checked on its copyright page and used instead of the dates of articles re-quoted in the text.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2003년 신어 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2003Original source checked Nov 14, 2026