Korean slang profile

네버랜드 신드롬

nebeoraendeu sindeurom

A lifestyle tendency to live younger than one’s actual age and enjoy childhood feelings or play.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
어른도 어린 시절 장난감을 즐기는 모습을 네버랜드 신드롬으로 소개했다.
Adults enjoying childhood toys were presented as an example of 네버랜드 신드롬.

April 2026이투데이 introduced the meaning of this expression and its everyday and social usage.[1]

The meaning and usage were checked in a source from 이투데이. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

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