Korean slang profile
쇼윈도 취준생
syowindo chwijunsaeng
A job seeker who appears to be preparing for employment but is not actually doing so.
A job seeker who appears to be preparing for employment but is not actually doing so.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 30, 2018
- 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
취업 준비가 막막해 쇼윈도 취준생처럼 시간을 보내고 있다는 고민을 털어놨다.
I admitted spending time like a 쇼윈도 취준생 because job preparation felt overwhelming.
02Documented history
- November 2018The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2018 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2018년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2018Original source checked Nov 14, 2026