English citations of daebak

Adjective: "(South Korean pop culture fandom slang) awesome, cool" edit

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  • 2014, "Teenage Goes To Korea", Teenage, June 2014, page 43:
    This street stall is daebak!
  • 2018, "Five Swoon-Worthy Korean Actors To Watch Out For", Manila Standard, 14 October 2018, page D3:
    His variety and drama shows are just daebak!
  • 2019, Kine Fjeld Jansen, "Pop culturally motivated lexical borrowing: Use of Korean in an English-majority fan forum", thesis submitted to the University of Bergen, page 76:
    ‘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’.

Interjection: "(South Korean pop culture fandom slang) wow" edit

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  • 2014, "Out-Takes", Teenage, December 2014, page 37:
    Daebak! Teenage goes to Korea. Six ladies, unlimited fun!
  • 2017, Marianne Faye Rafanan, "K-Drama: What's With the Hype?", The Bud (University of the Northern Philippines), January - May 2017, page 19:
    I suggest you listen to "The Liar and his Lover" and "Goblin OST". Daebak!
  • 2017, "GMA Telebabad's back-to-back treats", Manila Standard, 28 September 2017, page 1:
    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!
  • 2018, "Top K-dramas you can't miss on Viu", BusinessMirror, 27 November 2018, page D3:
    To kick-start your marathon, here are the top Koreanovelas on our list that make us go daebak!
  • 2019, anonymous, quoted in Kine Fjeld Jansen, "Pop culturally motivated lexical borrowing: Use of Korean in an English-majority fan forum", thesis submitted to the University of Bergen, page 75:
    This is going to be a serious jam. Same sort of electronic vibes Expectation has. Daebak.
  • 2019, Washington City Paper, 28 June 2019, page 5 (advertisement):
    Daebak or wow! Join us for happy hour and sample Korean specialty drinks and food while enjoying a pop-up dance with the Korean dance company Maholra.