Korean slang profile
택시 통금
taeksi tonggeum
A figurative curfew of going home before taxi surcharges or the last public transport to avoid taxi costs.
A figurative curfew of going home before taxi surcharges or the last public transport to avoid taxi costs.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Feb 20, 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
오늘은 택시 통금 지키려고 막차 전에 나갈게.
I’ll leave before the last train to keep my taxi-cost curfew today.
02Documented history
- 2023-02-20The 머니투데이 source used the expression ‘택시 통금’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage were checked in the source. The specific process of coining the expression could not be established. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
Usage was checked in the source, but the specific process of coining the expression and its first use could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 광화문~부천 4만6000원에 화들짝…"택시 통금시간 생겼어요" (머니투데이)Published Feb 20, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026