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hyung line

hyung line noun: the elder members of a male K-pop group as a collective.

Noun

hyung line (plural hyung lines)

  1. (South Korean idol fandom) The elder members of a male K-pop group as a collective.
    • Born on 22nd May 1999, belongs to the Hyung line of EXO being the second oldest after Xiumin.2017 May, “Get 'Suho-fied'”, in Chogitimes, volume 1, page 12
    • RM, Suga, Jin, and J-Hope comprise BTS's hyung line.2019, Katy Sprinkel, The Big Book of BTS: The Deluxe Unofficial Bangtan Book, unnumbered page

Forms of hyung line

pluralhyung lines

Origin of hyung line

Calque of Korean 형 라인 (hyeong rain), composed of 형(兄) (hyeong, “hyung; elder brother of a man”) and 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”), ultimately from English line. By surface analysis, hyung + line. Refer to 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”) for more information.

Questions about hyung line

What does hyung line mean?
Hyung line means the elder members of a male K-pop group as a collective.
What part of speech is hyung line?
Hyung line is a noun.
What is the plural of hyung line?
The plural of hyung line is hyung lines.

Words near hyung line in the dictionary

  1. hyuk
  2. Hyun
  3. Hyundai
  4. Hyundais
  5. hyung
  6. hyung line
  7. hyung lines
  8. hyungs
  9. Hyuns
  10. Hywel
  11. hyzer

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