Korean slang profile
시펙
sipek
A distinctive experience or ability that sets a job applicant apart from others.
A distinctive experience or ability that sets a job applicant apart from others.
- Expanded form
- 시크릿 스펙시크릿 스펙 (secret credential)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 20, 2013
- 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
남들과 다른 활동 경험을 시펙으로 설명했어.
I described my unusual activity experience as my 시펙.
02Documented history
- 2013-12-20“2013년 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 “2013년 신어 자료집” lists the expression and explains its meaning. It describes it as short for “시크릿 스펙”. 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 46 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 69.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2013년 신어 자료집 — PDF 46쪽 (국립국어원)Published Dec 20, 2013Original source checked Nov 14, 2026