Shawol

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noun

A fan of the South Korean boy band SHINee.

OriginKorean 샤월 ← English world →
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Meanings

nounShawol (plural Shawols)

plural Shawols

  1. South Korean idol fandomA fan of the South Korean boy band SHINee.

    “I'm a major Shawol [SHINee fan],” Lajba said.

    2013, Lauren Tussey, "The Fashion Prodigy", The Network (Marian High School, Omaha, Nebraska), Volume 57, Issue 5, January 2013, page 10
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    A few lucky Shawols standing close to the stage were able to snap exclusive Polaroid pictures and fancams of the boys as they collected their gifts.

    2011, Jaelle Hwang, “SHINee's First Concert in Singapore”, in Hallyu Magazine, number 1, page 29

    Shawols will be lulled by the 24 songs including SHINee's hit songs like Replay, Lucifer, Sherlock […]

    2014, "Shinee World Tour 3 Live in Jakarta", AsiaNews Magazine, 20 June 2014 - 26 June 2014, page 71 (approx.)

Origin

  1. Englishworld
  2. Korean샤이니 월드“SHINee World”
  3. Korean샤월
  4. EnglishShawol

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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APA

Shawol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shawol

MLA

“Shawol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shawol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shawol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shawol.

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