Korean slang profile

줌 바밍

jum baming

Online attacks targeting people using the video-meeting service Zoom.

Expanded form: Not documented
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Oct 15, 2020
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
공개 회의 링크를 관리하며 줌 바밍에 대비했다.
We managed the public meeting link to prepare for Zoom bombing.

02Documented history

October 2020전북일보 introduced it as an expression about online attacks emerging with the expansion of video meetings.[1]

03Origin & word formation

전북일보 gives ‘Zoom Bombing’ alongside an explanation of online attacks through Zoom. A specific first attack or the first person to use the expression could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation in the body of the source was checked, but the first user could not be identified.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

[NIE] ‘코로나 신조어’를 통해 본 2020 대한민국 (전북일보)Published Oct 15, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026