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Koreaboo

noun

Etymology

Blend of Korea + weeaboo.

Definitions

  1. 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.
    • I wanted to feel superior to the Kpop-obsessed koreaboos at camp who held up double Victory signs in all their pictures.
    • South Korean actor Ji Soo makes his way to capture the hearts of Filipino koreaboos as the newest member of Team Penshoppe.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of Koreaboo.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA