Korean slang profile
쉼포족
swimpojok
People who give up rest because their lives are too busy and demanding.
People who give up rest because their lives are too busy and demanding.
- Expanded form
- 쉼을 포기한 사람들쉼을 포기한 사람들 (people who have given up rest)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 10, 2015
- 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
휴일에도 일을 하다 보니 스스로 쉼포족이 된 것 같았다.
Working even on days off made me feel like I’d become one of the 쉼포족.
02Documented history
- 2015-12-10The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어” explains “쉼포족” in connection with “쉼을 포기한 사람들”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 140; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2015년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2015Original source checked Nov 14, 2026