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chimaek

chimaek noun: the pairing of fried chicken and beer, originating in South Korea.

Noun

chimaek (uncountable)

  1. The pairing of fried chicken and beer, originating in South Korea.
    • Some claim only a specific frying method qualifies as “authentic” Korean-style chicken, but there are so many chimaek styles – chicken places are forever hatching new techniques and flavor combinations – that no one really has a say on what counts and what doesn’t.2015 June 21, Violet Kim, “Watch your wing, KFC! Korean fried chicken (and beer) is here”, in CNN

Origin of chimaek

Borrowed from Korean 치맥 (chimaek).

Questions about chimaek

What does chimaek mean?
Chimaek means the pairing of fried chicken and beer, originating in South Korea.
What part of speech is chimaek?
Chimaek is a noun.

Words near chimaek in the dictionary

  1. Chilworth
  2. chim
  3. Chima
  4. chimabachid
  5. Chimacum
  6. chimaek
  7. chimaera
  8. chimaeral
  9. chimaeras
  10. chimaeric
  11. chimaerical

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