Korean slang profile
ICBM
icbm
Intercontinental ballistic missile
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 대륙간 탄도탄 (intercontinental ballistic missile) used in the article of the time.
- Expanded form
- 대륙간 탄도탄대륙간 탄도탄 (intercontinental ballistic missile)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jul 20, 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
당대 군사기사에 ICBM이라는 약칭이 나왔다.
A military article from the time used the abbreviation ICBM.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “대륙간 탄도탄” with “ICBM”. 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.
- 北의 핵개발 위협(사설) (서울신문)Published Jul 20, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026