덕후

Korean

Etymology

Clipping of 오덕후 (odeokhu, “otaku”), ultimately from Japanese オタク (otaku).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʌ̹kʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [더쿠]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	deokhu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	deoghu
McCune–Reischauer?	tŏkhu
Yale Romanization?	tek.hwu

Noun

덕후 • (deokhu)

1. (slang, fandom slang) fan, -holic

   전 뮤지컬 덕후에요.

   Jeon myujikeol deokhu-eyo.

   I'm a fan of musicals.

   내 남친은 초코 덕후야.

   Nae namchin-eun choko deokhu-ya.

   My boyfriend is a chocoholic.

2. Short for 오덕후 (odeokhu, “otaku; weeb”).

Usage notes

• Often clipped to 덕 (deok) to form further words, e.g. 뮤덕 (myudeok) for 뮤지컬 덕후 (myujikeol deokhu).

Derived terms

• 네덕 (nedeok)
• 덕질 (deokjil, “being a fan”)
• 덕통사고 (deoktongsago)
• 밀덕 (mildeok)
• 씹덕 (ssipdeok, “weaboo”)
• 입덕 (ipdeok)
• 탈덕 (taldeok)