야로나

Korean

Etymology

Blend of 야 (ya, clipping of 야구 갤러리 (yagu gaelleori), the DC Inside baseball forum) +‎ 코로나 (korona, “coronavirus”).

See 야 (ya) for details.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yarona
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yalona
McCune–Reischauer?yarona
Yale Romanization?yalona

Noun

야로나 • (yarona)

  1. (Internet slang) coronavirus; COVID-19
    Synonyms: 코로나 (korona), 코로나바이러스 (koronabaireoseu), (North Korea) 코로나비루스 (koronabiruseu)

Usage notes

This word is commonly used in certain online forums where the word 코로나 (korona) is censored.

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