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Korean sauce

Korean sauce noun: elements of a storyline in a manhwa webtoon commonly perceived as deviant or repulsive to Western audiences; typically involving netorare, incest or rape.

Noun

Korean sauce (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, euphemistic) Elements of a storyline in a manhwa webtoon commonly perceived as deviant or repulsive to Western audiences; typically involving netorare, incest or rape.
    • This one's safe from Korean sauce, don't worry.

Origin of Korean sauce

An allusion to cultural differences.

Questions about Korean sauce

What does Korean sauce mean?
Korean sauce means elements of a storyline in a manhwa webtoon commonly perceived as deviant or repulsive to Western audiences; typically involving netorare, incest or rape.
What part of speech is Korean sauce?
Korean sauce is a noun.

Words near Korean sauce in the dictionary

  1. Korean People's Democratic Republic
  2. Korean pine
  3. Korean pines
  4. Korean radish
  5. Korean radishes
  6. Korean sauce
  7. Korean Sign Language
  8. Korean stewartia
  9. Korean stewartias
  10. Korean studies
  11. Korean War

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