Korean slang profile
코로나케이션
koronakeisyeon
A figurative expression for in-person schooling being replaced by online classes during COVID-19 and feeling like a vacation.
A figurative expression for in-person schooling being replaced by online classes during COVID-19 and feeling like a vacation.
- 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
코로나케이션이라 불렀지만 온라인 과제는 매일 해야 했다.
We called it 코로나케이션, but still had to do online assignments every day.
02Documented history
- October 2020전북일보 introduced it as an expression likening the shift to online classes to a school vacation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
전북일보 introduces it as online attendance replacing in-person schooling and feeling like vacation. The meaning is not expanded to imply an actual break without classes. The specific coining process and first user 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