Korean slang profile
스윙코페이션
seuwingkopeisyeon
Swing with syncopation
A jazz performance style combining a swaying rhythm with syncopation.
- Expanded form
- swing + syncopationswing + syncopation
- Other spellings
- 스윙커페이션
- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2003
- 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
그 연주 안내서는 스윙코페이션의 리듬을 악보로 보여 주었다.
The performance guide illustrated 스윙코페이션 rhythms in musical notation.
02Documented history
- December 2003The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 included “스윙코페이션” as a headword in its main text and gave its meaning and usage context.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 gives the spelling and meaning of “스윙코페이션” and its contemporary usage. The expanded form given by the source is “swing + syncopation”. Its inclusion in this source was verified; its original creator and actual first use have not been established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling, definition, and usage context were compared in one official collection. The report’s publication date was directly checked on its copyright page and used instead of the dates of articles re-quoted in the text. The collection’s headword uses 스윙커페이션, while the quoted book title uses 스윙코페이션; both spellings were checked.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2003년 신어 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2003Original source checked Nov 14, 2026