Korean slang profile
빈데믹
bindemik
A term likening the spread of bedbugs and the fear surrounding them to a pandemic.
A term likening the spread of bedbugs and the fear surrounding them to a pandemic.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 26, 2024
- 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
빈데믹이라는 말이 등장한 당시의 보도를 찾아봤다.
I looked up reports from when the term 빈데믹 appeared.
02Documented history
- April 2024이투데이 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
이투데이 explains it as a blend of bedbugs and pandemic. It figuratively describes spread rather than serving as an official infectious-disease name. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were checked in the source. When it was first used and how it spread need further comparison.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [이투데이 말투데이] 노류장화(路柳墻花)/빈데믹 (이투데이)Published Apr 26, 2024Original source checked Nov 13, 2026