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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