Korean slang profile
방순대
bangsundae
Crime-prevention patrol unit
Short for a crime-prevention and patrol unit.
- Expanded form
- 방범순찰대방범순찰대 (crime-prevention patrol unit)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2009
- 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
야간 순찰 계획에는 방순대의 활동도 포함됐다.
The nighttime patrol plan also included 방순대 activities.
02Documented history
- 2009The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』 lists the spelling and meaning of “방순대” and gives contemporary media examples.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage context of “방순대” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』. The source gives its expanded form as “방범순찰대 (crime-prevention patrol unit)”. This verifies the examples included in the collection, not the original creator or actual first use.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling and definition were compared in one official collection. The older article dates re-quoted there were not used as the earliest verified date; only 2009, the collection’s publication year, was used.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2008년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원)Published 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026