Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sasaeng

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
sasaeng
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extremely obsessive K-pop fan whose fixation on an idol is unhealthy and intrusive.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 사생팬 (sasaengpaen), from 사생(私生) (sasaeng, “private life”) + 팬 (paen, “fan”).

Inflected Forms

sasaengs (plural) saseng (alternative)

Questions

What does sasaeng mean?
An extremely obsessive K-pop fan whose fixation on an idol is unhealthy and intrusive.
Where does sasaeng come from?
Borrowed from Korean 사생팬 (sasaengpaen), from 사생(私生) (sasaeng, “private life”) + 팬 (paen, “fan”).

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