Korean slang profile
NSA
nsa
National Security Agency
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 국가 안전국 (National Security Agency) used in the article of the time.
- Expanded form
- 국가 안전국국가 안전국 (National Security Agency)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Sep 5, 1998
- 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 기사는 신호정보를 담당하는 기관을 NSA로 적었다.
The article of the time named the signals intelligence agency as NSA.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “국가 안전국” with “NSA”. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The Korean name and abbreviation in the 1998 article were compared. The spelling of the time is recorded; the full original-language form, the institution’s current name, and first use were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 美 정보력 ‘거짓 없다’ 재확인 (서울신문)Published Sep 5, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026