Korean slang profile

중도

jungdo

The central university library

A campus abbreviation of 중앙도서관, meaning the central library.

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
시험 기간엔 중도에 자리가 없어.
There are no seats in the central library during exams.
Quoted from a source
중도에서 공부해[1]
Study in the central library.
English translation by Julimmal.

April 2012Study in the central library.[1]
September 2012Korea Policy Briefing: “After entering university at a late age, I had a hard time for a while because of the abbreviations such as ‘중도 (Central Library)’ and ‘Academy Hall (Student Center).’”[2]

Short for “중앙도서관.” The 2012 source from The Fact explicitly gives this explanation. Who first used it and when have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationHigh

The explanation is explicit in the sources, and at least two sources use the same meaning. When it was first used is unknown.

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.