"Koreaboo" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2016, Jenn Do, \"Baggage Claim\", Aline, Spring 2016, page 25",
          "text": "These “koreaboos” idealize my culture and cast me as a player in their K-drama fantasies, expecting me to look and act as such."
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        {
          "ref": "2018 December, Julia Hedges, “Hopefully You've Learned Korean By Now”, in The New Journal, Yale University, page 24",
          "text": "I wanted to feel superior to the Kpop-obsessed koreaboos at camp who held up double Victory signs in all their pictures.",
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        {
          "ref": "2020 March 14, “K-Drama actor Ji Soo joins Team Penshoppe”, in Manila Standard, page C3",
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        "A non-Korean person who is obsessed with Korean culture (especially K-pop or K-dramas)."
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        "(slang, often derogatory) A non-Korean person who is obsessed with Korean culture (especially K-pop or K-dramas)."
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        },
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