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K-pop & stan-Twitter slang
K-pop fandom built one of the most organised slang ecosystems online. The vocabulary started as private group-chat shorthand for fans (bias, bias-wrecker, ult, fancam) and ended up lent to every other kind of Stan Twitter — Marvel, Taylor Swift, sports, even politics.
This is Slangora's catalogue of K-pop and stan-culture slang. Some of it is loanwords from Korean (oppa, noona, daebak); some is acronyms invented in fan group chats (oomf, mutuals); some is shared with broader internet vocabulary but originated here.
The K-pop lexicon · 37 terms
bias
ˈbaɪ.əs
🎵 Music & Lyrics
bias wrecker
ˈbaɪ.əs ˈrek.ər
🎵 Music & Lyrics
oomf
uːmf
🌐 Internet & Memes
mutuals
ˈmjuː.tʃu.əlz
🌐 Internet & Memes
ult
/ʌlt/
🎮 Gaming
comeback
ˈkʌm.bæk
🎵 Music & Lyrics
fancam
ˈfæn.kæm
🎵 Music & Lyrics
stan
/stæn/
🌐 Internet & Memes
main
meɪn
🎮 Gaming
delulu
/dəˈluːluː/
🔥 Gen Z & TikTok
slay
sleɪ
🔥 Gen Z & TikTok
mother
ˈmʌð.ər
🔥 Gen Z & TikTok
akgae
ˈæk.ɡeɪ
🎵 Music & Lyrics
buffalo soldier
🗺️ Regional & Other
daebak
ˈtɛ.bʌk
🎵 Music & Lyrics
era
ˈɪə.rə
🚀 Emerging / Viral
fansign
ˈfænsaɪn
🎵 Music & Lyrics
gyrating angel
🗺️ Regional & Other
hutchie
🗺️ Regional & Other
juicy girl
🗺️ Regional & Other
Kimbit
🗺️ Regional & Other
kimchi
⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
kogo
🗺️ Regional & Other
Koreaboo
🎵 Music & Lyrics
lightstick
ˈlaɪt.stɪk
🎵 Music & Lyrics
M1
⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
moonrunes
🌐 Internet & Memes
multi-stan
ˈmʌl.ti stæn
🎵 Music & Lyrics
omo
ˈoʊ.moʊ
🎵 Music & Lyrics
oppa
ˈɒp.pa
🎵 Music & Lyrics
OT7
ˌoʊ.tiːˈsev.ən
🎵 Music & Lyrics
PC
ˌpiː ˈsiː
🎮 Gaming
saranghae
sʌˈraŋ.hɛ
🎵 Music & Lyrics
scallion pancake
🗺️ Regional & Other
solo stan
ˈsoʊ.loʊ stæn
🎵 Music & Lyrics
ult bias
ʌlt ˈbaɪ.əs
🎵 Music & Lyrics
unnie
ˈʌn.niː
🎵 Music & Lyrics
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