Korean slang profile
슬로비족
seulrobijok
People who value ease and quality of life over excessive competition and seek to work slowly and conscientiously.
People who value ease and quality of life over excessive competition and seek to work slowly and conscientiously.
- Expanded form
- Slow but better working peopleSlow but better working people
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Aug 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
슬로비족처럼 서두르기보다 내 생활의 균형을 챙기고 싶어.
Like 슬로비족, I want to care for my life’s balance instead of rushing.
02Documented history
- 2011-08-16The verified source introduced this expression and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The August 16, 2011 issue of Hyundai Research Institute’s “Chairperson Note” directly introduces the expression and its meaning. The components or full expression checked in the source are “Slow but better working people”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one institutional publication was directly checked. The issue date on the cover was compared with the relevant text.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- Chairperson Note 2011-31 통권361호 — 新인류의 등장 (현대경제연구원)Published Aug 16, 2011Original source checked Nov 14, 2026