PC bang

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English

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Etymology

From Korean PC방 (pisi-bang, literally “PC room”). First attested in 1999.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

PC bang (plural PC bangs)

  1. (South Korea) A public internet cafe where people can meet to play multiplayer computer games for a fee.
    • 2021, Micky Lee, Peichi Chung, Media Technologies for Work and Play in East Asia, page 23:
      In South Korea, mobile phones have created a new population called transyouths who connect to each other through screens and PC bangs (J.H-j. Choi, 2010).

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References

  1. ^ “PC bang, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2021.
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