Korean slang profile
신캥거루족
sinkaenggeorujok
Adult children who earn money but continue living with their parents, contributing to living expenses instead of moving out.
Adult children who earn money but continue living with their parents, contributing to living expenses instead of moving out.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 5, 2012
- 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
월세 대신 부모님께 생활비를 보태는 신캥거루족을 다룬 기사야.
The article is about 신캥거루족 who help with their parents’ living expenses instead of paying rent.
02Documented history
- 2012-12-05“2012년 신어 자료집”, published by the National Institute of Korean Language, included the headword and definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2012년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. Its original creator and exact date of creation have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, definition, and examples of usage on PDF page 43 were directly compared. This is based on a single collection; the older article texts quoted there were not directly checked. The earliest verified date is the collection’s publication date, given on the copyright page on PDF page 70.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2012년 신어 자료집 — PDF 43쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 5, 2012Original source checked Nov 14, 2026