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Korean slang profile

MMORPG

MMORPG

An abbreviation for a game where many users connect to the same online game and play their characters’ roles.

An abbreviation for a game where many users connect to the same online game and play their characters’ roles.

Expanded form
Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing GameMassively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Dec 6, 2023
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

    친구들과 MMORPG에서 각자 맡은 역할을 정해 함께 진행했다.

    My friends and I each chose roles and played an MMORPG together.

02Documented history

  1. 2023-12-06The 게임뷰 source used the expression ‘MMORPG’.[1]
  2. Time unconfirmedThe 한국정보통신기술협회 source used the expression ‘MMORPG’.[2]

03Origin & word formation

The Telecommunications Technology Association’s terminology dictionary gives MMORPG alongside ‘Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game’ and the Korean explanation of a large-scale multiplayer online role-playing game. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.

04Sources

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

  1. 엔씨소프트 'TL', 빠른 기동력과 공속 '석궁' 철저 분석 - 게임뷰 (게임뷰)Published Dec 6, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
  2. 대규모 다중 접속 온라인 역할 게임 (한국정보통신기술협회 용어사전)Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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