Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

korea passing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: ko-re-a -pass-ing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The phenomenon of South Korea being alienated from the international community in the course of discussions on North Korea in 2017.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The expression “Korea Passing” is being used more frequently these days by politicians and scholars in South Korea because they feel insecure while North Korea and the U.S. are talking mostly to each other."

Etymology

From Korea + passing, a term coined in 2017, in allusion to the earlier term "Japan passing", coined when US president Bill Clinton visited China without visiting Japan in 1998.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does korea passing mean?: The phenomenon of South Korea being alienated from the international community in the course of discussions on North Korea in 2017.
Where does korea passing come from?: From Korea + passing, a term coined in 2017, in allusion to the earlier term "Japan passing", coined when US president Bill Clinton visited China without visiting Japan in 1998.

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