Korean slang profile
방폐장
bangpyejang
Radioactive-waste facility abbreviation
A shortened name for a radioactive-waste treatment facility.
- Expanded form
- 방사성 폐기물 처리장radioactive-waste treatment facility
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 2, 2006
- 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
기사에 나온 방폐장의 위치를 지도에서 확인했다.
I checked the location of the 방폐장 mentioned in the article on a map.
02Documented history
- 2006-08-02This source introduced “방폐장” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
It shortens 방사성 폐기물 처리장. A Kukmin Ilbo article republished on Daum gives the expression together with its expanded form. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling and explanation in the article’s body were directly compared. This is the account of one source; the original coinage and first use have not been verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘정우성’ ‘우행시’ ‘여병추’…줄임말의 미학? 유희? (국민일보 / 다음 전재)Published Aug 2, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026