Where does “캥거루족” come from?

캥거루족 (Korean) comes from Korean 캥거루, from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru — large grey or black kangaroo.

캥거루족 (Korean): adult children who live off their parents' income without finding work

Definitions

  1. adult children who live off their parents' income without finding work

Ancestry of “캥거루족”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean캥거루kangaroo
2EnglishkangarooA member of the Macropodidae family of large...
3Guugu Yimidhirrgangurrularge grey or black kangaroo
Every word from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru →Every word from English kangaroo →Every word from Korean 캥거루 →