mukbang
/ˈmʌkbɑŋ/
mukbang noun: an online video broadcast in which a person eats.
Noun
mukbang (countable and uncountable, plural mukbangs)
- An online video broadcast in which a person eats.
- After all there's a huge market in South Korea for mukbangs. That's where someone is streaming as they eat. […] In any case there seem to be no particular types that are successful at streaming a mukbang since there are pretty young girls and heavy guys that seem to get a lot of viewers.2016 January 6, shawn, “Re: AT&T U-Verse Shysters”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet)
- I also get the sense, though, that some of those who, for whatever reason, often end up eating alone are tuning in for a dose of mukbang at mealtimes to get some virtual company (see the “Social Dining” chapter).2017, Charles Spence, Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating, Penguin, →ISBN, page 57
- Synonyms:
- social eating
Verb
mukbang (third-person singular simple present mukbangs, present participle mukbanging, simple past and past participle mukbanged)
- To eat (food) as part of a mukbang performance.
Synonyms of mukbang
Forms of mukbang
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | mukbangs |
| alternative form | meokbang |
| alternative form | muckbang |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | mukbangs |
| present participle | mukbanging |
| past participle | mukbanged |
| past | mukbanged |
Origin of mukbang
Borrowed from Korean 먹방 (meokbang, literally “eating broadcast”).
Words formed from mukbang
Questions about mukbang
- What does mukbang mean?
- Mukbang means an online video broadcast in which a person eats.
- What part of speech is mukbang?
- Mukbang can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce mukbang?
- Mukbang is pronounced /ˈmʌkbɑŋ/.
- What is the plural of mukbang?
- The plural of mukbang is mukbangs.
Words near mukbang in the dictionary
Source and license
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