"PC bang" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: PC bangs [plural]
Etymology: From Korean PC방 (pisi-bang, literally “PC room”). First attested in 1999. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ko|PC방|lit=PC room|tr=pisi-bang}} Korean PC방 (pisi-bang, literally “PC room”) Head templates: {{en-noun|head=PC bang}} PC bang (plural PC bangs)
  1. (South Korea) A public internet cafe where people can meet to play multiplayer computer games for a fee. Wikipedia link: PC bang Tags: South-Korea Categories (topical): Video games Translations (gaming cafe): PC房 (PCfáng) (Chinese Mandarin), PC방 (PCbang) (Korean), 피시방 (pisibang) (Korean)

Inflected forms

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