Korean slang profile
수불 사업
subul saeop
Tap-water fluoride program
Short for a program adjusting fluoride levels in tap water.
- Expanded form
- 수돗물 불소 농도 조정 사업수돗물 불소 농도 조정 사업 (tap-water fluoride adjustment program)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- 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
지역의 수불 사업에 관한 설명회를 찾아봤다.
I looked up a local information session about 수불 사업.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “수불 사업” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Formed by retaining parts of “수돗물 불소 농도 조정 사업 (tap-water fluoride adjustment program)”. The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 37 (printed page 13) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026