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Meaning of K- | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Korean; used to form nouns relating to the (popular) culture of South Korea.
  2. Used as an intensifier.

Examples

K-beauty, K-drama, K-pop
“We have been heavily influenced by, and use the same 'zine format' as cDc and uXu. And if you think we're ripping them off.. you damn skippy! They're excellent texts and I wish to be as k-cool as them. :)”
Corollary: Real pirates don't keep score. Real pirates don't say "K-K00L", "K-AWESOME", "X10DER", "L8R0N", or anything of the sort. Real pirates know the difference between "f" and "ph" (i.e. "philes", "phuck", "fone", etc.).”
“My least favorite k-rad warez d00d […] has once again plastered alt.binaries.zines with millions of bytes of pirated software using a forged address at penet.”
“Oooo.... what use of sarcasm, I bow down to you almighty one. What really was the point of your 'post'. To defend your K-Rad Warez pals? You k-rad warez puppies are something else. Now run along and download the latest k-rad game and of course never use it, just be k00l and say you got it 0 hour.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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