Korean slang profile
특목대
teukmokdae
Special-purpose university
Short for a university established for a special purpose, such as training particular talent.
- Expanded form
- 특수목적대학교특수목적대학교 (special-purpose university)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2009
- 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
진로 설명회에서는 특목대의 교육 과정도 소개했다.
The career information session also introduced 특목대 curricula.
02Documented history
- 2009The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』 lists the spelling and meaning of “특목대” and gives contemporary media examples.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage context of “특목대” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』. The source gives its expanded form as “특수목적대학교 (special-purpose university)”. This verifies the examples included in the collection, not the original creator or actual first use.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling and definition were compared in one official collection. The older article dates re-quoted there were not used as the earliest verified date; only 2009, the collection’s publication year, was used.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2008년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원)Published 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026