Korean slang profile
대박
daebak
Wow, that's incredible!
An exclamation for something surprising or impressive. It can also refer to a major success.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Oct 3, 2015
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
대박, 그게 정말이야?
Wow, is that really true?
- Quoted from a source
백지영은 ‘대박’이라는 감탄을 연발하며 “‘슈퍼스타K7’이 끝날 때까지 기대하겠다”고 말했다.[1]
Baek Ji-young continued to exclaim ‘대박’ and said, “I will look forward to ‘Superstar K7’ until it ends.”
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- October 2015Sports Kyunghyang posted the judge’s exclamation “대박” in the title after watching the ‘Superstar K7’ stage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The supporting article only documents use as an exclamation and does not explain the origin. The origin has not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationLow
Usage examples are supported, but no source here explains the origin. Its relationship to the meaning of a major success also needs checking.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ‘슈퍼스타K7’ 백지영의 “대박” 감탄 부른…이요한-지영훈 무대 화제 (스포츠경향)Published Oct 3, 2015Original source checked Nov 5, 2026