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unnie line

unnie line noun: the elder members of a female K-pop group as a collective.

Noun

unnie line (plural unnie lines)

  1. (South Korean idol fandom) The elder members of a female K-pop group as a collective.

Forms of unnie line

pluralunnie lines

Origin of unnie line

Calque of Korean 언니 라인 (eonni rain), composed of 언니 (eonni, “unnie; elder sister of a woman”) and 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”), ultimately from English line. By surface analysis, unnie + line. Refer to 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”) for more information.

Questions about unnie line

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

Words near unnie line in the dictionary

  1. unnicked
  2. unnickeled
  3. unnickelled
  4. unnicknamed
  5. unnie
  6. unnie line
  7. unnie lines
  8. unniecely
  9. unnies
  10. unniggard
  11. unniggardly

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