Korean slang profile
UNICEF
unicef
UN Children’s Fund
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 유엔아동기금 (UN Children’s Fund).
- Expanded form
- 유엔아동기금유엔아동기금 (UN Children’s Fund)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 22, 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
아이들을 위한 UNICEF의 활동을 소개하는 전시를 봤다.
I saw an exhibition introducing UNICEF’s work for children.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “유엔아동기금” with “UNICEF”. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The Korean name and English abbreviation in the contemporary article were compared. The full English form and the abbreviation’s first use remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- UN 국제기구/국제공무원 취업 안내서 (서울신문)Published Jun 22, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026