koreaboo
koreaboo is the alternative letter-case form of Koreaboo.
Noun capitalized: Koreaboo
Koreaboo (plural Koreaboos)
- A non-Korean person who is obsessed with Korean culture (especially K-pop or K-dramas).
- These “koreaboos” idealize my culture and cast me as a player in their K-drama fantasies, expecting me to look and act as such.2016, Jenn Do, "Baggage Claim", Aline, Spring 2016, page 25
- I wanted to feel superior to the Kpop-obsessed koreaboos at camp who held up double Victory signs in all their pictures.2018 December, Julia Hedges, “Hopefully You've Learned Korean By Now”, in The New Journal, Yale University, page 24
- Synonyms:
- Koreaphile
Synonyms of koreaboo
Forms of koreaboo
| plural | koreaboos |
|---|---|
| plural | Koreaboos |
| alternative form | koreaboo |
Origin of koreaboo
Blend of Korea + weeaboo.
Questions about koreaboo
- What does koreaboo mean?
- Koreaboo means a non-Korean person who is obsessed with Korean culture (especially K-pop or K-dramas).
- What is koreaboo the alternative letter-case form of?
- Koreaboo is the alternative letter-case form of Koreaboo.
- What part of speech is koreaboo?
- Koreaboo is a noun.
- What is the plural of koreaboo?
- The plural of koreaboo is koreaboos.
Words near koreaboo in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: koreaboo (page history and authors); Koreaboo (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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