What does wolgeup-lupin mean in Korean?
월급루팡 Wolgeup-lupin
Also written: 루팡
Meaning
A Lupin who collects a paycheck and does little work.
- When
- Appeared around 2014, peaked around 2018
- Heard in
- the workplace, humor
- Feels
- satire, humor
- Politeness
- Rude or crude in tone — fine with close friends, but avoid it with elders, teachers, or at work.
How Koreans use Wolgeup-lupin
오늘은 월급루팡 모드.
Wolgeup-lupin mode today.
월급루팡 오해 받기 싫다.
I don't want to be mistaken for a wolgeup-lupin.
Similar slang in other languages
- UK English
- throw a sickie, taskmasking
- Japanese
- 社畜
- Chinese (Taiwan)
- 社畜