Korean slang profile

S&P

Standard & Poor’s

A Roman-letter abbreviation for 스탠더드 앤드 푸어스 (Standard & Poor’s).

Expanded form: 스탠더드 앤드 푸어스스탠더드 앤드 푸어스 (Standard & Poor’s)
Other spellings: —
Earliest source found: Jul 13, 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
기업 신용등급을 다룬 기사에 S&P가 나왔다.
S&P appeared in an article on corporate credit ratings.

02Documented history

No history documented.

03Origin & word formation

The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “스탠더드 앤드 푸어스” with “S&P”. The first user and time have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The Korean name and Roman-letter abbreviation in the contemporary article were directly compared. The full original-language form and first use were not verified.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

불황 탈출 비상구는 어디에/위기의 日 경제 진단 (서울신문)Published Jul 13, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026