Korean slang profile
왕따보험
wangttaboheom
School-bullying insurance nickname
A nickname of the time for insurance covering harm from school bullying or ostracism.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Oct 21, 1998
- 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
당시 신문은 학교폭력 피해를 보상하는 상품을 왕따보험이라고 소개했다.
The newspaper of the time introduced a product covering school violence as 왕따보험.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
서울신문 in 1998 introduces it as an insurance nickname derived from student slang for ostracism and reports growing enrollment. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The independent spelling, definition, and usage context in the contemporary article were checked. This records the meaning introduced then; first use and the extent of spread remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 초중고생 ‘왕따보험’ 인기Published Oct 21, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026