Korean slang profile
네카시즘
nekasijeum
Online smear-driven opinion shaping
A comparison to McCarthyism describing indiscriminate online smears used to sway public opinion.
- Expanded form
- netizen + McCarthyismnetizen + McCarthyism
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- 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
확인되지 않은 소문이 네카시즘으로 번질까 걱정됐다.
I worried that unverified rumors might turn into 네카시즘.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “네카시즘” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Formed by retaining parts of “netizen + McCarthyism”. The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 39 (printed page 15) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026