Korean slang profile
과학고
gwahakgo
Science high school
Short for a science high school.
- Expanded form
- 과학 고등학교과학 고등학교 (science high school)
- 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
과학고 설명회에서 학교의 교육 과정을 들었다.
I learned about the curriculum at a 과학고 information session.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “과학고” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Formed by retaining parts of “과학 고등학교 (science high school)”. 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 197 (printed page 173) 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. This was read in the section tracking the use of previously surveyed terms; it is not claimed to have originated in 2005.
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