Korea Passing

English

Etymology

Korea +‎ passing, a term coined in 2017.

Noun

Korea Passing (uncountable)

1. (South Korea, neologism, culture, politics) A phenomenon of the South Korea being alienated from the international community in the course of discussions on North Korea in 2017. [from 2017]
   • 2017 September 26, “Korea Passing: Seoul’s New Foreign Policy Concern”, in ScienceDirect‎^[1]:

     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.

Usage notes

• Derived from Bill Clinton visiting only China without visiting Japan in 1998.