Korean slang profile
OPCW
opcw
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 화학무기금지기구 (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) used in the article of the time.
- Expanded form
- 화학무기금지기구화학무기금지기구 (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 1, 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
국제기구를 소개하는 자료에서 OPCW를 읽었다.
I read OPCW in materials introducing international organizations.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “화학무기금지기구” with “OPCW”. 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.
- IAEA와 북한/張淸洙 논설위원(外言內言) (서울신문)Published Dec 1, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026