Korean slang profile
MOU
mou
Memorandum of understanding
An English abbreviation for a memorandum recording parties’ agreed details or intentions to cooperate.
- Expanded form
- 양해 각서양해 각서 (memorandum of understanding)
- 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
두 회사가 협력 계획을 담은 MOU를 체결했다.
The two companies signed an MOU containing their cooperation plan.
02Documented history
- 2001The 국립국어연구원’s 『2001년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “MOU”.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source pairs “MOU” with the Korean name “양해 각서 (memorandum of understanding)”. The full English expansion and time of first use could not be verified from this source alone.
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. The pairing of the Korean corresponding name and abbreviation was checked; a guessed English expansion was not supplied.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2001년 신어 — 신어 목록 368쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 28, 2001Original source checked Nov 15, 2026