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PC bang

PC bang noun: a public internet cafe where people can meet to play multiplayer computer games for a fee.

Noun

PC bang (plural PC bangs)

  1. (South-Korea) A public internet cafe where people can meet to play multiplayer computer games for a fee.
    • In South Korea, mobile phones have created a new population called transyouths who connect to each other through screens and PC bangs (J.H-j. Choi, 2010).2021, Micky Lee, Peichi Chung, Media Technologies for Work and Play in East Asia, page 23

Forms of PC bang

pluralPC bangs

Origin of PC bang

From Korean PC방 (pisi-bang, literally “PC room”). First attested in 1999.

Questions about PC bang

What does PC bang mean?
PC bang means a public internet cafe where people can meet to play multiplayer computer games for a fee.
What part of speech is PC bang?
PC bang is a noun.
What is the plural of PC bang?
The plural of PC bang is PC bangs.

Words near PC bang in the dictionary

  1. pby
  2. PBYs
  3. PBZ
  4. pBzK
  5. pc
  6. PC bang
  7. PC bangs
  8. PC Card
  9. PC Cards
  10. PC clone
  11. PC clones

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