덕후

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Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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덕후 (deokhu)

  1. (slang, fandom slang) fan, -holic
    뮤지컬 덕후에요.
    Jeon myujikeol deokhu-eyo.
    I'm a fan of musicals.
    남친 초코 덕후.
    Nae namchin-eun choko deokhu-ya.
    My boyfriend is a chocoholic.
  2. Short for 오덕후 (odeokhu, otaku; weeb).

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

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