Meaning of hoobae | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An underclassman or junior, in the context of Korea.
2. A newer or less experienced idol.

Equivalents

Examples

“I love⟳ Korean culture, especially the sunbae/hoobae relationship. And in baseball, you are always someone's sunbae or hoobae.”

“It is expected that hoobaes treat⟳ their sunbaes with respect⟳.”

“The sunbaes and hoobaes want⟳ to engage⟳ in an unofficial meet-and-greet mentoring session, especially to help⟳ the incoming freshmen.”

“Lea and Megan, my hubaes, thank⟳ you for the shared joy of all things K-drama and K-pop as it’s instilled a whole new level of love⟳ and appreciation for writing romance.”

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