Korean slang profile
SMDI
smdi
Samsung-Maekyung digital index
An abbreviation referring, in the checked 2000 material, to the Samsung-Maekyung digital index.
- Expanded form
- 삼성 매경 디지털 지수삼성 매경 디지털 지수 (Samsung-Maekyung digital index)
- 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
옛 증시 보도에 SMDI의 변동 폭이 적혀 있었다.
The old stock-market report gave the range of movement in SMDI.
02Documented history
- 2000The 국립국어연구원’s 『2000년 신어』 lists the spelling and meaning of “SMDI”.[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 “삼성 매경 디지털 지수 (Samsung-Maekyung digital index)”. 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 359쪽 (국립국어연구원)Published Dec 31, 2000Original source checked Nov 15, 2026