Korean slang profile
WMO
wmo
World Meteorological Organization
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 세계기상기구 (World Meteorological Organization) used in the article of the time.
- Expanded form
- 세계기상기구세계기상기구 (World Meteorological Organization)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Aug 10, 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
기상 관련 기사에서 WMO의 경고를 읽었다.
I read WMO’s warning in a weather-related article.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “세계기상기구” with “WMO”. 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.
- 가이아의 복수/任英淑 논설위원(外言內言) (서울신문)Published Aug 10, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026