Korean slang profile
EMU
emu
European monetary union
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 유럽통화동맹 (European monetary union) used in the article of the time.
- Expanded form
- 유럽통화동맹유럽통화동맹 (European monetary union)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 7, 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
EMU 출범을 앞둔 당시의 신문 보도를 읽었다.
I read newspaper coverage from the period leading up to the launch of EMU.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “유럽통화동맹” with “EMU”. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definition follows the Korean name of the time. The full Roman-letter form and first use remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 새해 화폐통합(달려오는 ‘유럽합중국’:上) (서울신문)Published Dec 7, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026