Korean slang profile
신기러기족
singireogijok
People living apart from family for later study
People who enter fields such as medicine later in life to obtain stable employment and live apart from their families.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 27, 2006
- 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
지방 학교에 진학해 가족과 떨어진 신기러기족의 사연을 읽었다.
I read the story of a 신기러기족 member who entered a regional school and lived away from family.
02Documented history
- 2006-02-27This source introduced “신기러기족” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A 2006 Sidae article introduces 신기러기족 as a neologism related to employment and working life and explains its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The individual definition in the contemporary article was checked. The social phenomenon described does not represent everyone’s experience.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 취업 난속 인터넷 신조어 ‘봇물’ (시대)Published Feb 27, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026