Korean slang profile
쉴금
swilgeum
A Friday off work.
A Friday off work.
- Expanded form
- 쉬는 금요일쉬는 금요일 (a Friday of rest)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 24, 2023
- 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
이번 주는 쉴금이라 금요일에 쉬어.
This week Friday is a day off, so I won’t be working.
02Documented history
- 2023-06-24The 동아일보 source used the expression ‘쉴금’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘쉬는 금요일’ (a Friday of rest). Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. 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.
- 노동계 “임금삭감 없는 주 4일제 도입” vs 재계 “시기상조” (동아일보)Published Jun 24, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026