Korean slang profile
ADB
adb
Asian Development Bank
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 아시아개발은행 (Asian Development Bank).
- Expanded form
- 아시아개발은행아시아개발은행 (Asian Development Bank)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 22, 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
아시아 지역의 개발협력 자료에서 ADB를 찾아봤다.
I looked up ADB in materials on development cooperation in Asia.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “아시아개발은행” with “ADB”. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The name and Roman-letter abbreviation in the contemporary article were compared. The full original-language form and first use remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘外資 막는 국회’ 되풀이 안된다(사설) (서울신문)Published Dec 22, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026