Korean slang profile

투잡

two jobs

Working two jobs

One person holding two jobs.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
퇴근하고 투잡으로 번역을 해.
I translate as a second job after work.
Quoted from a source
◇ 투잡→겹벌이 = 한 사람이 두 가지 직업을 갖는 일.[2]
투잡, or 겹벌이: one person holding two jobs.
English translation by Julimmal.

August 2008MBC: “I’m doing so-called ‘투잡’ translation work as well, but it’s always not enough.”[1]
October 2012투잡, or 겹벌이: one person holding two jobs.[2]

Where the expression originated has not been verified. The 2012 source from Korea Policy Briefing only explains the meaning.

Evidence for the origin explanationLow

The meaning is supported, but the sources do not explain how the expression was formed.

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.