Korean slang profile
CIA
cia
Central Intelligence Agency
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 중앙정보국 (Central Intelligence Agency) used in the article of the time.
- Expanded form
- 중앙정보국중앙정보국 (Central Intelligence Agency)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Sep 5, 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
미국의 정보기관을 설명하는 기사에서 CIA를 읽었다.
I read CIA in an article explaining a U.S. intelligence agency.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “중앙정보국” with “CIA”. 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.
- 美 정보력 ‘거짓 없다’ 재확인 (서울신문)Published Sep 5, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026