Korean slang profile
역박
yeokbak
Shortened museum name
A shortened name for the Seoul Museum of History.
- Expanded form
- 서울역사박물관Seoul Museum of History
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 24, 2006
- 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
서울 옛 지도 전시를 보러 역박에 갔다.
I went to 역박 to see an exhibition of old maps of Seoul.
02Documented history
- 2006-06-24This source introduced “역박” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
It shortens 서울역사박물관. A Seoul Shinmun article gives the expression together with its expanded form. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling and explanation in the article’s body were directly compared. This is the account of one source; the original coinage and first use have not been verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [女談餘談] 줄임말에 대한 단상 (서울신문)Published Jun 24, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026