Korean slang profile
워커밸
wokeobael
The idea that customer-facing workers and customers should respect each other and maintain a balance.
The idea that customer-facing workers and customers should respect each other and maintain a balance.
- Expanded form
- 워커 커스터머 밸런스(worker-customer balance)워커 커스터머 밸런스(worker-customer balance) (worker-customer balance)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 10, 2019
- 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
직원과 손님이 서로 예의를 지키는 워커밸을 이야기했다.
We discussed 워커밸, with staff and customers treating each other politely.
02Documented history
- December 2019The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2019 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2019 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.
- 2019년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2019Original source checked Nov 14, 2026