Korean slang profile

넷페미

netpemi

A feminist whose activities are centered online.

Expanded form: 인터넷(internet) + 페미니스트(feminist)인터넷(internet) + 페미니스트(feminist) (internet + feminist)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Nov 30, 2017
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
온라인 여성 연대 활동을 다룬 글에서 넷페미라는 용어를 읽었다.
I read 넷페미 in an article about online women's solidarity.

02Documented history

November 2017The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]

03Origin & word formation

The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2017 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.

04Sources

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

2017년 신어 조사 (국립국어원)Published Nov 30, 2017Original source checked Nov 14, 2026