DAEBAK! 26 KOREAN WORDS ADDED TO THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY
From the Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ (2019) to Netflix’s “biggest show ever” ‘Squid Game’ (2021), K-pop bands like BTS or Blackpink to Korean beauty products, the world is in love with all things South Korean. And now, even the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) gets a “K-update”. It has attributed the “current influx” of words with Korean origin into English primarily because of the phenomenon known as the Korean wave, or hallyu, which is one of the words added in the OED this year.
Words from the delectable world of Korean cuisine have also been added to the dictionary. While chimaek is a Korean-style fried chicken served with beer, bulgogi is thin slices of beef or pork which are marinated then grilled or stir-fried.