maknae
The youngest member of a K-pop group.
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The youngest member of a K-pop group. Maknaes are often babied by the older members on camera but are sometimes secretly the most chaotic or talented ones.
The maknae kept roasting everyone during the live and the older members couldn't even be mad.
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