Yoon

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·1 syllable ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of unionist. Scotland, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of Yoon. alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Korean.

    "Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday met with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, reciprocating Yoon’s visit to Tokyo in March. In doing so, the two leaders marked the revival of their “shuttle diplomacy” to hold negotiations in each other’s countries and work through a series of thorny issues that have complicated their ties."

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"From the rising cost of housing, food and commodities to the ongoing pandemic, global warming and shifting geopolitical loyalties, myriad challenges at home and abroad were not lost on Yoon, who up until early spring of last year worked as a career prosecutor and lawyer."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 윤(尹) (Yun).

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