hoobae

plural hoobaes · alternative hubae

1. An underclassman or junior, in the context of Korea.

   It is expected that hoobaes treat their sunbaes with respect.

   2012, Seung Hee Yoo, David Matsumoto, “Korean Culture Explored Through Survey Research”, in Anastacia Kurylo, editor, Inter/Cultural Communication: Representation and Construction of Culture, page 400

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   I love Korean culture, especially the sunbae/hoobae relationship. And in baseball, you are always someone's sunbae or hoobae.

   2010, "The Man in the Middle", Busan HAPS, October/November 2010, page 9

   The sunbaes and hoobaes want to engage in an unofficial meet-and-greet mentoring session, especially to help the incoming freshmen.

   2014, Ted Oh, "Korean Student Association makes promise for more inclusion", 30 October 2014, The Georgetown Voice (Georgetown University), page 14

   Lea and Megan, my hubaes, thank you for the shared joy of all things K-drama and K-pop as it’s instilled a whole new level of love and appreciation for writing romance.

   2022, A.J. Pine, Holding Out for a Cowboy, Sourcebooks, →ISBN

2. South Korean idol fandomA newer or less experienced idol.