Korean slang profile
DIA
dia
Defense Intelligence Agency
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 국방 정보국 (Defense Intelligence Agency) used in the article of the time.
- Expanded form
- 국방 정보국국방 정보국 (Defense Intelligence Agency)
- Other spellings
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- 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
옛 기사의 DIA라는 기관 약칭을 찾아봤다.
I looked up the agency abbreviation DIA in an old article.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “국방 정보국” with “DIA”. 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