Korean slang profile
티슈인턴
tisyuinteon
An intern whose contract ends without conversion to regular employment, likened to a disposable tissue.
An intern whose contract ends without conversion to regular employment, likened to a disposable tissue.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 티슈 인턴
- Earliest source found
- Dec 8, 2016
- 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
티슈인턴이라는 말이 생기지 않도록 채용 전환 조건을 분명하게 알려 줬으면 좋겠다.
I wish employers would clarify conversion conditions so no one is called 티슈인턴.
02Documented history
- December 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
경향신문 explains it as using and discarding interns like tissues. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were compared with the source text. 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.
- “순실증” “티슈인턴” “금턴” “카공족”···2016년 교육계 신조어 (경향신문)Published Dec 8, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026