Korean slang profile
검경언
geomgyeongeon
Prosecutors, business, and media
A collective term for prosecutors, business circles, and the media.
- Expanded form
- 검찰 + 경제계 + 언론계검찰 (prosecutors) + 경제계 (business circles) + 언론계 (the media)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- 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 기사는 검경언의 관계를 살펴봤다.
The article examined relations among 검경언.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “검경언” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Formed by retaining parts of “검찰 (prosecutors) + 경제계 (business circles) + 언론계 (the media)”. The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 34 (printed page 10) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026