Korean slang profile
사보임
saboim
Replacement by resignation and appointment
Replacing a member of a parliamentary or similar committee through the departure of one member and appointment of another.
- Expanded form
- 사임과 보임사임 (resignation) + 보임 (appointment)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2009
- 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
위원회는 사보임 절차를 거쳐 구성을 바꿨다.
The committee changed its composition through 사보임.
02Documented history
- 2009The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』 lists the spelling and meaning of “사보임” and gives contemporary media examples.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage context of “사보임” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』. The source gives its expanded form as “사임 (resignation) + 보임 (appointment)”. This verifies the examples included in the collection, not the original creator or actual first use.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling and definition were compared in one official collection. The older article dates re-quoted there were not used as the earliest verified date; only 2009, the collection’s publication year, was used.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2008년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원)Published 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026