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Etymology
Blend of Korea + weeaboo.
Noun
Koreaboo (plural Koreaboos)
- (slang, often derogatory) A non-Korean person who is obsessed with Korean culture (especially K-pop or K-dramas).
- 2016, Jenn Do, "Baggage Claim", Aline, Spring 2016, page 25:
- These “koreaboos” idealize my culture and cast me as a player in their K-drama fantasies, expecting me to look and act as such.
2018 December, Julia Hedges, “Hopefully You've Learned Korean By Now”, in The New Journal, Yale University, page 24:I wanted to feel superior to the Kpop-obsessed koreaboos at camp who held up double Victory signs in all their pictures.
2020 March 14, “K-Drama actor Ji Soo joins Team Penshoppe”, in Manila Standard, page C3:South Korean actor Ji Soo makes his way to capture the hearts of Filipino koreaboos as the newest member of Team Penshoppe.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Koreaboo.
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