Korean slang profile
싱송라
singsongra
Short for a singer-songwriter who writes and sings their own songs.
Short for a singer-songwriter who writes and sings their own songs.
- Expanded form
- 싱어송라이터싱어송라이터 (singer-songwriter)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 21, 2016
- 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
좋아하는 싱송라의 공연에서 새 자작곡을 들었다.
I heard a new original song at my favorite 싱송라's concert.
02Documented history
- 2016The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2016 new-word survey report includes a separate headword and explanation.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s 2016 new-word survey report explains this expression’s meaning and usage. Who created it and when it was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The report's headword, definition, and context were compared directly. Dates of older articles it cites were not copied without checking the originals. The evidence date is the publication date in the report's colophon.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2016년 신어 조사 및 사용 주기 조사 (국립국어원)Published Dec 21, 2016Original source checked Nov 14, 2026