Korean slang profile
ATACMS
atacms
Tactical surface-to-surface missile
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 전술 지대지미사일 (tactical surface-to-surface missile) used in the article of the time.
- Expanded form
- 전술 지대지미사일전술 지대지미사일 (tactical surface-to-surface missile)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Oct 2, 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
당대 군사기사에 ATACMS라는 무기 약칭이 나왔다.
A military article from the time used the weapon abbreviation ATACMS.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “전술 지대지미사일” with “ATACMS”. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The Korean name and abbreviation in the 1998 article were compared. The spelling of the time is recorded; the full original-language form, the institution’s current name, and first use were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 건군 50돌… ‘국민의 군대’ 되기까지 (서울신문)Published Oct 2, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026