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daebak

/ˈdɛbæk/

daebak adjective: awesome, cool.

Adjective

daebak (comparative more daebak, superlative most daebak)

  1. (South Korean idol fandom) Awesome, cool.
    • This street stall is daebak!2014 June, “Teenage Goes To Korea”, in Teenage, page 43
    • His variety and drama shows are just daebak!2018 October 14, “Five Swoon-Worthy Korean Actors To Watch Out For”, in Manila Standard, page D3

Interjection

  1. (South Korean idol fandom) Wow.
    • I suggest you listen to "The Liar and his Lover" and "Goblin OST". Daebak!2017, Marianne Faye Rafanan, "K-Drama: What's With the Hype?", The Bud (University of the Northern Philippines), January - May 2017, page 19
    • Slowly, Gia's fangirl dreams unfolded in her eyes and she planed on making Jun Ho fall in love with her for real. Will this fake marriage turn into a real one? Daebak!2017 September 28, “GMA Telebabad's back-to-back treats”, in Manila Standard, page 1

Forms of daebak

comparativemore daebak
superlativemost daebak

Origin of daebak

Borrowed from Korean 대박 (daebak).

Questions about daebak

What does daebak mean?
Daebak means awesome, cool.
What part of speech is daebak?
Daebak can be an adjective or an interjection.
How do you pronounce daebak?
Daebak is pronounced /ˈdɛbæk/.

Words near daebak in the dictionary

  1. Dady
  2. dadyl
  3. Dadys
  4. Dadzbóg
  5. DAE
  6. daebak
  7. daedal
  8. daedala
  9. Daedalean
  10. daedaleoid
  11. daedaleous

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