Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoobae

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hoobae
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An underclassman or junior, in the context of Korea.

noun

A newer or less experienced idol.

Example Sentences

"I love Korean culture, especially the sunbae/hoobae relationship. And in baseball, you are always someone's sunbae or hoobae."
"It is expected that hoobaes treat their sunbaes with respect."
"The sunbaes and hoobaes want to engage in an unofficial meet-and-greet mentoring session, especially to help the incoming freshmen."
"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 후배(後輩) (hubae, “junior”). Doublet of kohai.

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: 후배(後輩)

Inflected Forms

hoobaes (plural) hubae (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

sunbae

Questions

What does hoobae mean?: An underclassman or junior, in the context of Korea.
Where does hoobae come from?: It is traced to Korean.

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