oppa
Oppa (오빠) is a Korean honorific. As defined on the Busy Atom website, it is “a gender specific term and used by a girl (or female) to call her elder brother (or brother like figures). The following 3 major definition summarize who oppa is as of today in Korea:
a girl's big brother (including male cousin who is older than the girl)
a girl's male friend who is older than the girl and in very close relationship including romantic relationship
a fangirl's male celebrity who is older that the fangirl.”
Since this term is part of a really intricate system within the Korean culture, it is frequently seen in song lyrics and variety shows. Its use is also widespread among the K-pop fandom, including the Western fans.
- Part of Speech: pronoun
- Industry/Domain: Culture
- Category: General culture
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