먹방

Korean

FWOTD – 22 February 2017

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먹방

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Etymology

From 먹— (meok-, “to eat”) +‎ 방(放) (bang) (short for 방송 (放送, bangsong, “broadcast”)).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mʌ̹k̚p͈a̠ŋ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [먹빵]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	meokbang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	meogbang
McCune–Reischauer?	mŏkpang
Yale Romanization?	mekpang

Noun

먹방 • (meokbang) (hanja —放)

1. (neologism, social media) mukbang: an online video broadcast in which a person eats while interacting with their audience
   • 2017, 대한민국 자영업 트렌드 2017:

     먹방이 많아지고 경쟁이 치열해지면서 푸드 포르노그래피 요소가 더욱 중요해졌다.

     Meokbang-i manajigo gyeongjaeng-i chiyeolhaejimyeonseo pudeu poreunogeuraepi yoso-ga deouk jung'yohaejeotda.

     As mukbang becomes more prevalent and competition intensifies, the food pornography factor becomes increasingly important.

Descendants

• → English: mukbang, meokbang
• → Indonesian: mokbang, mukbang
• → Japanese: モッパン (moppan), モクパン (mokupan), モクバン (mokuban)
• → Chinese: (semantic loan) 吃播 (chībō)

See also

• 쿡방 (kukbang)