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aegyo

/ˈɛɡ.joʊ/

aegyo noun: cuteness, adorableness, charm.

Noun

aegyo (uncountable)

  1. (South Korean idol fandom) Cuteness, adorableness, charm.
    • A few years ago, the trend for girl groups was to show innocence and aegyo, a Korean term meaning acting cute.2014, Nagyon Kim, "Broadcasting companies impose stricter rules on K-pop choreography", Tiger Times (Seoul International School), March 2014, page 8
    • The members performed 'Touch' and 'Good Thing' with copious amounts of aegyo which made it impossible not to grin.2019 August, Helen Rodgers, “NCT 127: Live In London”, in UKP Magazine, page 12

Origin of aegyo

Borrowed from Korean 애교(愛嬌) (aegyo).

Words formed from aegyo

Questions about aegyo

What does aegyo mean?
Aegyo means cuteness, adorableness, charm.
What part of speech is aegyo?
Aegyo is a noun.
How do you pronounce aegyo?
Aegyo is pronounced /ˈɛɡ.joʊ/ (US).

Words near aegyo in the dictionary

  1. Aegriff
  2. aegritude
  3. aegrotant
  4. aegrotat
  5. aegrotats
  6. aegyo
  7. aegyo sal
  8. aegypiin
  9. aegypiins
  10. aegypine
  11. aegyptianellosis

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