Impfneid
German
editEtymology
editCompound of impfen (“to vaccinate”) + Neid (“envy”). Coined during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editImpfneid m (strong, genitive Impfneides or Impfneids, no plural)
- jealousy directed at others who are able to get a vaccine before oneself does (either on an individual or regional level)
Declension
editDeclension of Impfneid [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Further reading
edit- “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