unnie line

noun

The elder members of a female K-pop group as a collective.

OriginKorean 언니 라인 ← English line →
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Meanings

noununnie line (plural unnie lines)

plural unnie lines

  1. South Korean idol fandomThe elder members of a female K-pop group as a collective.

Origin

  1. Englishline
  2. Korean언니 라인
  3. Englishunnie line

Calque of Korean 언니 라인 (eonni rain), composed of 언니 (eonni, “unnie; elder sister of a woman”) and 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”), ultimately from English line. By surface analysis, unnie + line. Refer to 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”) for more information.

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Translations

Japanese オンニライン
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Korean 언니 라인
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Cite this entry
APA

unnie line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unnie%20line

MLA

“unnie line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unnie%20line. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unnie line,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unnie%20line.

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