Korean slang profile

네임드

neimdeu

A well-known person whose name is widely recognized in an online community or similar setting.

Expanded form: Not documented
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Nov 7, 2025
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
그 커뮤니티의 네임드는 게시물을 올릴 때마다 댓글이 많이 달려.
The 네임드 in that community gets lots of comments on every post.

02Documented history

November 2025Reporting on an online community user defined it as a term for a famous person.[1]

03Origin & word formation

A 2025 Money Today article explicitly glosses it as a famous person in the context of someone known in a community. Neither a good nor bad reputation is inherent in the word’s meaning. Its first use and how it became established could not be determined.

Evidence for the origin explanationLow

The explanation and usage were checked directly, but who coined the expression and when could not be established.

04Sources

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

서유리, 유명 악플러 또 잡았다…법조계 남친에 "고생했어" (머니투데이)Published Nov 7, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026