Korean slang profile
적과의 동침
jeokgwaui dongchim
Cooperation between competitors
A metaphor for rival companies cooperating on joint development or sharing components.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Feb 11, 1998
- 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
서로 경쟁하던 두 회사의 공동개발을 적과의 동침에 빗댔다.
The two rival companies’ joint development was likened to 적과의 동침.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
An 전자신문 article dated 1998-02-11 introduced this expression and the relevant usage. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The independent spelling and definition in one article of the time were directly read. Its checked publication date is not the date of coinage or first popularity, and the extent of popular spread was not verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- <웨이브> 적과의 동침 (전자신문)Published Feb 11, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026