Korean slang profile
영퇴족
yeongtoejok
Young, early voluntary leavers
Young people who voluntarily leave their jobs not long after joining.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- 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
자발적으로 회사를 떠난 영퇴족의 경험을 소개한 기사를 읽었다.
I read an article about 영퇴족 who had voluntarily left their companies.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “영퇴족” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 41 (printed page 17) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026