Korean slang profile
브릭스
beurikseu
BRIC countries in the 2003 source
An English abbreviation referring collectively to Brazil, Russia, India, and China in the 2003 source.
- Expanded form
- Brazil + Russia + India + China의 머리글자Initials of Brazil + Russia + India + China
- Other spellings
- BRICs
- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2003
- 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
그 보고서가 쓴 브릭스는 당시 네 나라를 묶은 표현이었다.
The report’s 브릭스 referred to those four countries at the time.
02Documented history
- December 2003The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 included “브릭스” as a headword in its main text and gave its meaning and usage context.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 국립국어연구원’s 『2003년 신어』 gives the spelling and meaning of “브릭스” and its contemporary usage. The expanded form given by the source is “Initials of Brazil + Russia + India + China”. Its inclusion in this source was verified; its original creator and actual first use have not been established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling, definition, and usage context were compared in one official collection. The report’s publication date was directly checked on its copyright page and used instead of the dates of articles re-quoted in the text. The four-country grouping is the sense given by the 2003 source, not an account of the current membership of the subsequently expanded international grouping.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2003년 신어 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 30, 2003Original source checked Nov 14, 2026