Korean slang profile
재보선
jaeboseon
Repeat elections and by-elections
A combined abbreviation for repeat elections and by-elections.
- Expanded form
- 재선거 및 보궐선거repeat elections and by-elections
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2010
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
뉴스에서 재보선 일정을 안내했다.
The news announced the 재보선 schedule.
02Documented history
- 2010The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection lists the headword “재보선” and its definition.[1]
03Origin & word formation
This expression was checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 2009 new-word collection. The collection explains it as an abbreviation of 재선거 및 보궐선거. This entry does not explain the legal requirements for individual elections. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationHigh
The headword and definition in the 2010 collection were checked. The original re-quoted articles were not directly opened, so their dates were not used as firstSeen. The original coinage and path of spread remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2009년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원·전주대학교 한국어문화원)Published 2010Original source checked Nov 14, 2026