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Korean slang profile

네버 코비드족

nebeo kobideujok

A news expression for people who did not become infected despite exposure to the COVID-19 virus.

A news expression for people who did not become infected despite exposure to the COVID-19 virus.

Expanded form
Never Covid cohortNever Covid cohort
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Feb 8, 2022
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

    감염되지 않은 사람들을 연구하는 네버 코비드족 기사를 읽었어.

    I read an article about research on people called the never-COVID cohort.

02Documented history

  1. 2022-02-08The 세계일보 source used the expression ‘네버 코비드족’.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The article introduces the research cohort with this term. It does not guarantee an individual’s immunity or lack of infection risk. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.

04Sources

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

  1. 코로나 확진자 옆에서도 미감염…비결은 ‘슈퍼 유전자’ (세계일보)Published Feb 8, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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