Korean slang profile
KBO
kbo
Korea Baseball Organization
An English abbreviation for 한국 야구 위원회, the Korea Baseball Organization.
- Expanded form
- 한국 야구 위원회한국 야구 위원회 (Korea Baseball Organization)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 31, 2000
- 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
프로 야구 기사에 KBO가 공인구를 살피는 내용이 나왔다.
A professional baseball article described KBO inspecting official balls.
02Documented history
- 2000The 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “KBO”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
This expression was checked in the 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』. The expanded form or corresponding name given by the collection is “한국 야구 위원회 (Korea Baseball Organization)”. The first coiner and actual first use have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definition, expanded form, or paired name in the official collection of the time was checked. This relies on a single source; the original re-quoted articles, first coinage, and current range of use require separate verification.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2000년 신어, 본문 27쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 31, 2000Original source checked Nov 15, 2026