Impfneid

German

Etymology

Compound of impfen (“to vaccinate”) +‎ Neid (“envy”). Coined during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪmp͡fˌnaɪ̯t/

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Noun

Impfneid m (strong, genitive Impfneides or Impfneids, no plural)

1. jealousy directed at others who are able to get a vaccine before oneself does (either on an individual or regional level)

Declension

Declension of Impfneid [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Impfneid
genitive	eines	des	Impfneides, Impfneids
dative	einem	dem	Impfneid
accusative	einen	den	Impfneid

Further reading

• “Impfneid - Neuer Wortschatz rund um die Coronapandemie”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (OWID), Leibniz Institute for the German Language, 2021 October 30 (last accessed)
• Amanda McGowan (2021 February 26) “Vaccine envy? There’s a German word for that.”, in The World from PRX‎^[1], retrieved 2021-10-28