Korean slang profile
시체관극
sichegwangeuk
A metaphor for watching a performance with almost no movement, focusing only on the show.
A metaphor for watching a performance with almost no movement, focusing only on the show.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 6, 2016
- 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
기침이 날까 걱정돼 시체관극을 해야 한다는 생각에 오히려 긴장했다.
Worrying that I might cough made the idea of 시체관극 even more stressful.
02Documented history
- June 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
조선일보 introduces the expression as focusing on the performance without moving, like a dead person. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were compared with the source text. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [트렌드+] “비싼 돈 주고 왔는데.. 내 관람 방해하지마” (조선일보 / 다음 전재)Published Jun 6, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026