What does gapjil mean in Korean?
갑질 Gapjil
Also written: 갑질하다
Meaning
Bossy abuse of power by whoever holds the upper hand.
- When
- Appeared around 2014, peaked around 2018
- Heard in
- the workplace, society, relationships
- Feels
- negative, satire
- Politeness
- Rude or crude in tone — fine with close friends, but avoid it with elders, teachers, or at work.
How Koreans use Gapjil
그건 그냥 갑질이다.
That's just gapjil.
갑질 없는 팀 구하고 싶다.
I want a team without gapjil.