Korean slang profile
금융 고시
geumyung gosi
Competitive financial-sector exams
A campus expression comparing highly competitive entrance exams at state financial institutions to major civil-service exams.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- 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
선배는 금융 고시를 준비하며 경제 공부를 하고 있다.
My senior is studying economics to prepare for 금융 고시.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “금융 고시” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
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 43 (printed page 19) 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