Korean slang profile
토공족
togongjok
Saturday language studiers
People who study languages on Saturdays and rest on Sundays.
- Expanded form
- 토요일 공부족토요일 공부족 (Saturday study group)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- 2009
- 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
토공족인 친구는 토요일 아침마다 회화 수업을 듣는다.
My 토공족 friend attends conversation classes every Saturday morning.
02Documented history
- 2009The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』 lists the spelling and meaning of “토공족” and gives contemporary media examples.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage context of “토공족” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』. The source gives its expanded form as “토요일 공부족 (Saturday study group)”. This verifies the examples included in the collection, not the original creator or actual first use.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling and definition were compared in one official collection. The older article dates re-quoted there were not used as the earliest verified date; only 2009, the collection’s publication year, was used.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2008년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원)Published 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026