"혼밥" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [ɸʷo̞nba̠p̚] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: honbap [romanization]
Etymology: Blend of 혼자 (honja, “alone”) + 밥 (bap, “food”). Compare Japanese ぼっち飯(めし) (botchimeshi). Etymology templates: {{blend|ko|혼자|밥|t1=alone|t2=food}} Blend of 혼자 (honja, “alone”) + 밥 (bap, “food”), {{ncog|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|ぼっち飯|ぼっちめし}} ぼっち飯(めし) (botchimeshi) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 혼밥 • (honbap)
  1. (slang) eating by oneself; eating alone; eating without friends Tags: slang Derived forms: 혼밥하다 (honbaphada) (english: to eat alone) Related terms: 혼술 (honsul) (english: drinking alone)
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