Korean slang profile
KPGA
kpga
Korean professional golf association
An English abbreviation for 한국 프로 골프 협회, the Korean professional golf association.
- Expanded form
- 한국 프로 골프 협회한국 프로 골프 협회 (Korea professional golfers’ association)
- 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
골프 관련 기사에 KPGA의 정식 명칭이 함께 실렸다.
A golf article also gave KPGA’s full name.
02Documented history
- 2000The 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “KPGA”.[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 프로 골프 협회 (Korea professional golfers’ association)”. 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 115쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 31, 2000Original source checked Nov 15, 2026