Meanings
plural oppas · alternative oppah
- women's speechAn affectionate term of address for an older brother or somewhat older man.
- South Korean idol fandomA male idol revered by a younger female fan.
My K-Pop bias.... CHIM CHIM OFCOURSE^([sic]). My oppa Jimin. <3 <3
2019 August, Farrah Ermeje, “Board Member Spotlight X2”, in The WKC Newsletter, volume 8, number 4, page 272 more examples
Sign #2- Changing your phone's, laptop's etc. wallpaper/lockscreen with your oppa's photo.
2017, Maylin Tabia, "Signs of being a Kpop/Kdrama addict", The Lodestar (Juan Sumulong High School), February - March 2017, page 11Your oppa from Boys Over Flowers and The Legend of the Blue Sea is back with a new album.
2017 June, “Cosmo Bae Lee Min Ho”, in Cosmopolitan, page 14
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna male who is older than the speaker, especially used by Korean female
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Korean오빠“elder brother or close elder male friend (of a female)”
- Englishoppa
Borrowed from Korean 오빠 (oppa, “elder brother or close elder male friend (of a female)”).
More words from Korean
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 歐巴 /欧巴, 偶巴
- 歐巴 /欧巴 (ōubā)term of address
- 偶巴 (ǒubā)term of address
Indonesian oppa
- oppaterm of address
Japanese オッパ
- オッパ (oppa)term of address
Korean 오빠
- 오빠 (oppa)term of address
Russian о́ппа
- о́ппа (óppa)term of address
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with oppa
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Cite this entry
oppa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oppa
“oppa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oppa. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oppa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oppa.
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