Etymology

Shawol

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Today it means: A fan of the South Korean boy band SHINee. Full definition →

Korean 샤월 ← English world
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The story

  1. English · derived fromworld
  2. Korean · derived from샤이니 월드“SHINee World”
  3. Korean · borrowed from샤월
  4. English todayShawol

From Korean 샤월 (syawol), shortening of Korean 샤이니 월드 (syaini woldeu, “SHINee World”), from 샤이니 (syaini, “SHINee”) and 월드 (woldeu) (from English world).

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