Korean slang profile
중수부
jungsubu
Former central investigation headquarters
A former shortened name for the central investigation headquarters of 대검찰청.
- Expanded form
- 중앙 수사 본부중앙 수사 본부 (central investigation headquarters)
- 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
옛 기사에 중수부의 수사 발표가 실렸다.
The old article carried 중수부’s investigation announcement.
02Documented history
- 2001The 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “중수부”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source gives the abbreviated structure of “중앙 수사 본부 (central investigation headquarters)” and the meaning of “중수부” 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 329쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 28, 2001Original source checked Nov 15, 2026