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대박

daebak

🇰🇷 Korean slang from Seoul

What does “대박” mean?

awesome!; a huge hit, a jackpot

Example

“이번 앨범 진짜 대박이다!”
ibeon aelbeom jinjja daebagida!
This album is seriously amazing!

Good to know

Works alone as a reaction: “대박!” = “No way, amazing!”. It can be bad news too: 대박 망했어 = I totally messed up.

Who you can say it to

Fine with anyone

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The textbook way to say it: 정말 굉장하다

Heard in a conversation

Tickets for the comeback show

Sua 헐, 티켓팅 성공! 미쳤다.
OMG got the tickets, insane
Taeo 대박! 본진 컴백 콘서트? 축하축하!
awesome!! your main group's comeback concert?? congrats congrats
Sua 응, 근데 텅장이야… 2주 혼밥 확정 ㅠ
yeah but my account's empty… 2 weeks of eating alone confirmed 😢

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