네덕

Korean

Etymology

Short for 네이버 (neibeo, “Naver”, major South Korean search engine and platform) + 덕후 (deokhu, “otaku, fan”), originally because these people were most common on general-purpose Naver blogs, forums, etc., rather than on more dedicated platforms.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ne̞dʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [네덕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nedeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nedeog
McCune–Reischauer?	nedŏk
Yale Romanization?	neytek

Noun

네덕 • (nedeok)

1. (Internet slang, neologism, derogatory) selfish, immature, and conceited fan or poster