Korean slang profile
실리콘 수갑
sillikon sugap
A figurative expression for tech companies making it difficult for employees to leave through stock compensation.
A figurative expression for tech companies making it difficult for employees to leave through stock compensation.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 실리콘수갑
- Earliest source found
- Apr 28, 2026
- 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
회사의 주식 보상이 실리콘 수갑처럼 느껴진다는 이야기를 들었다.
I heard someone say the company’s stock compensation felt like 실리콘 수갑.
02Documented history
- April 2026이투데이 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
이투데이 compares stock compensation contingent on length of service to handcuffs when it becomes a means of preventing job changes. Who first used the expression and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were checked in the source. When it was first used and how it spread need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [이투데이 말투데이] 관과지인(觀過知仁)/실리콘 수갑 (이투데이)Published Apr 28, 2026Original source checked Nov 13, 2026