Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daebak

/ˈdɛbæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: dae-bak
IPA: /ˈdɛbæk/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

intj

Example Sentences

"This street stall is daebak!"
"His variety and drama shows are just daebak!"
"‘Daebak’ is used satirically, but mostly it is one of the interjections which appear to be used sincerely. This could be due to it being faster and easier to type out on a normal keyboard than ‘awesome’, while also carrying a degree of prestige or association with the culture the users feel is ‘daebak’."
"I suggest you listen to "The Liar and his Lover" and "Goblin OST". Daebak!"
"Slowly, Gia's fangirl dreams unfolded in her eyes and she planed on making Jun Ho fall in love with her for real. Will this fake marriage turn into a real one? Daebak!"
"This is going to be a serious jam. Same sort of electronic vibes Expectation has. Daebak."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 대박 (daebak).

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: 대박

Inflected Forms

more daebak (comparative) most daebak (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

sugoi

Questions

How do you pronounce daebak?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛbæk/.
What does daebak mean?: Awesome, cool.
Where does daebak come from?: It is traced to Korean.

How to pronounce daebak

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