Korean slang profile
설거지옥
seolgeojiok
A hell metaphor for the hardship of having far too many dishes to wash.
A hell metaphor for the hardship of having far too many dishes to wash.
- Expanded form
- 설거지 + 지옥설거지 + 지옥 (dishwashing + hell)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 30, 2018
- 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
손님이 몰린 뒤 컵이 잔뜩 쌓여 설거지옥이 시작됐다.
After a rush of customers, cups piled up and 설거지옥 began.
02Documented history
- November 2018The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2018년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2018Original source checked Nov 14, 2026