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Many terms related to Covid-19 in Indonesia did not match the Indonesian language rules. In this study,(1) terms related to Covid-19 were described which were not by the Indonesian language rules;(2) explains the process of forming these Indonesian terms;(3) recommended these Indonesian terms that are following the rules; and (4) explains the impact on the socio-psychology of society. This study’s data collection stage used the observation method with a tapping technique, the SLC-free listening technique, and the note-taking technique. Then, it followed with the data analysis stage used the intra-lingual matching method. The last stage was presenting the results of data analysis using informal methods. There were three results obtained during this study. First, it found the terms related to Covid-19 that did not comply with Indonesian language rules, such as coronavirus disease (covid-19), suspect Corona, Lockdown, Suspect, and Social Distancing. Second, this study also explained the three processes of forming Indonesian terms related to Covid-19, namely (a) complete absorption without changing terms and meanings,(b) absorption by adjusting sounds in Indonesian but not changing the meaning, and (c) absorption by changing the form and meaning because it is not per the rules of the Indonesian language. In the end, the example of terms related to Covid-19 recommended according to the rules of Indonesian were penyakit virus korona 2019 (Covid-19), penderita korona, karantina wilayah, penderita, and jaga jarak sosial. Finally, this study found that this term formation also impacted the socio-psychology of Indonesian society.