Korean slang profile
일반고
ilbango
General high school
A shortened term for 일반 고등학교, meaning a general high school.
- Expanded form
- 일반 고등학교일반 고등학교 (general high school)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 28, 2001
- 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
일반고 학생을 위한 진학 설명회가 열렸다.
An admissions briefing was held for 일반고 students.
02Documented history
- 2001The 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “일반고”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source gives the abbreviated structure of “일반 고등학교 (general high school)” and the meaning of “일반고” together. This was checked in the body of the 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definitions in the body of the 2001 collection were compared. The collection also includes previously used words absent from dictionaries. The original older articles re-quoted there were not separately opened, and neither the first use date nor the extent of spread at the time was verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2001년 신어 — 신어 목록 282쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 28, 2001Original source checked Nov 15, 2026