Korean slang profile
코스닥
koseudak
Korean venture-oriented stock market
The name of a Korean stock market centered on venture businesses and small and medium-sized companies.
- Expanded form
- Korea Securities Dealers Automated QuotationKorea Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
- Other spellings
- KOSDAQ
- 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
당시 기사에서 거래소 시장과 코스닥 시장을 비교했다.
The article of the time compared the exchange market with the 코스닥 market.
02Documented history
- 2000The 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “코스닥”.[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 “Korea Securities Dealers Automated Quotation”. 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 330쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 31, 2000Original source checked Nov 15, 2026