daebak

comparative more daebak · superlative most daebak

1. South Korean idol fandomAwesome, cool.

   This street stall is daebak!

   2014 June, “Teenage Goes To Korea”, in Teenage, page 43

   2 more examples

   His variety and drama shows are just daebak!

   2018 October 14, “Five Swoon-Worthy Korean Actors To Watch Out For”, in Manila Standard, page D3

   ‘Daebak’ is used satirically, but mostly it is one of the interjections which appear to be used sincerely. This could be due to it being faster and easier to type out on a normal keyboard than ‘awesome’, while also carrying a degree of prestige or association with the culture the users feel is ‘daebak’.

   2019, Kine Fjeld Jansen, "Pop culturally motivated lexical borrowing: Use of Korean in an English-majority fan forum", thesis submitted to the University of Bergen, page 76

1. South Korean idol fandomWow.

   I suggest you listen to "The Liar and his Lover" and "Goblin OST". Daebak!

   2017, Marianne Faye Rafanan, "K-Drama: What's With the Hype?", The Bud (University of the Northern Philippines), January - May 2017, page 19

   2 more examples

   Slowly, Gia's fangirl dreams unfolded in her eyes and she planed on making Jun Ho fall in love with her for real. Will this fake marriage turn into a real one? Daebak!

   2017 September 28, “GMA Telebabad's back-to-back treats”, in Manila Standard, page 1

   This is going to be a serious jam. Same sort of electronic vibes Expectation has. Daebak.

   2019, anonymous, quoted in Kine Fjeld Jansen, "Pop culturally motivated lexical borrowing: Use of Korean in an English-majority fan forum", thesis submitted to the University of Bergen, page 75