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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 후배(後輩) (hubae, “junior”). Doublet of kohai.
Pronunciation
Noun
hoobae (plural hoobaes)
- An underclassman or junior, in the context of Korea.
- 2010, "The Man in the Middle", Busan HAPS, October/November 2010, page 9:
- I love Korean culture, especially the sunbae/hoobae relationship. And in baseball, you are always someone's sunbae or hoobae.
2012, Seung Hee Yoo, David Matsumoto, “Korean Culture Explored Through Survey Research”, in Anastacia Kurylo, editor, Inter/Cultural Communication: Representation and Construction of Culture, page 400:It is expected that hoobaes treat their sunbaes with respect.
- 2014, Ted Oh, "Korean Student Association makes promise for more inclusion", 30 October 2014, The Georgetown Voice (Georgetown University), page 14:
- The sunbaes and hoobaes want to engage in an unofficial meet-and-greet mentoring session, especially to help the incoming freshmen.
2022, A.J. Pine, Holding Out for a Cowboy, Sourcebooks, →ISBN:Lea and Megan, my hubaes, thank you for the shared joy of all things K-drama and K-pop as it’s instilled a whole new level of love and appreciation for writing romance.
- (South Korean idol fandom) A newer or less experienced idol.
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Translations
underclassman or junior, in the context of Korea