Korean slang profile
워크스루
wokeuseuru
A testing format accessible on foot without a vehicle. COVID-19 reporting introduced it as collecting specimens in individual booths separated by glass.
A testing format accessible on foot without a vehicle. COVID-19 reporting introduced it as collecting specimens in individual booths separated by glass.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Mar 25, 2020
- 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
차가 없는 방문자는 워크스루 검사 부스를 이용했다.
Visitors without cars used the walk-through testing booths.
02Documented history
- March 2020동아일보 introduced individual COVID-19 examination booths as a format available to people without vehicles.[1]
03Origin & word formation
동아일보 compares it with drive-through testing, explaining individual testing booths accessible without a vehicle. The article describes specimen collection through a glass wall with glove openings. Who first created the name and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in the body of the source was checked, but the first user could not be identified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 차 없이, 노약자도 안전하게… 코로나 선별 1인 진료소 ‘워크스루’ (동아일보)Published Mar 25, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026