Korean slang profile
노케미족
nokemijok
People who avoid household products containing chemical ingredients, seeking alternatives or making their own.
People who avoid household products containing chemical ingredients, seeking alternatives or making their own.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 4, 2016
- 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
노케미족을 다룬 기사에서 생활용품의 성분을 살펴보는 소비자들을 소개했다.
An article on 노케미족 introduced consumers who examine household product ingredients.
02Documented history
- June 2016The source shows this expression's meaning and usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
와이티엔 defines ‘노케미(No-chemi)족’ as people rejecting products containing ‘케미컬즈(chemicals)’. It reports on consumers making household products themselves after the humidifier-disinfectant incident. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The meaning and usage were compared with the source text. 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.
- 불안해서 직접 만든다..‘노케미족’ 증가 (YTN / 다음 전재)Published Jun 4, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026