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Korean
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese コスプレ (kosupure).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | koseupeure |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | koseupeule |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | k'osŭp'ŭre |
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| Yale Romanization? | khosu.phuley |
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Noun
코스프레 • (koseupeure)
- cosplay (subculture centered on dressing as characters)
- (figuratively) pretending, faking
- 착한 사람 코스프레 ― chakhan saram koseupeure ― nice person cosplay; pretending to be a nice person
Derived terms
- 일코 (ilko, “hiding the fact that one belongs to an Internet subculture”, literally “ordinary person cosplay”)