Korean slang profile
코로나 이혼
korona ihon
Divorce resulting from marital conflict as couples spend more time at home together because of COVID-19.
Divorce resulting from marital conflict as couples spend more time at home together because of COVID-19.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- 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
기사에서는 코로나 이혼을 늘어난 부부 갈등과 연결해 설명했다.
The article explained 코로나 이혼 in connection with increased marital conflict.
02Documented history
- October 2020전북일보 covered it as a neologism reflecting marital conflict during stay-at-home life.[1]
03Origin & word formation
전북일보 introduced the expression in connection with couples divorcing after spending more time at home together. The expression’s first user and time 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