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What does the noun mukbang mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun mukbang. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun mukbang?
About 0.02occurrences per million words in modern written English
| Oct.–Dec. 2017 | 0.006 |
| Jan.–Mar. 2018 | 0.008 |
| Apr.–June 2018 | 0.012 |
| July–Sept. 2018 | 0.017 |
| Oct.–Dec. 2018 | 0.021 |
| Jan.–Mar. 2019 | 0.025 |
| Apr.–June 2019 | 0.027 |
| July–Sept. 2019 | 0.029 |
| Oct.–Dec. 2019 | 0.033 |
| Jan.–Mar. 2020 | 0.031 |
| Apr.–June 2020 | 0.028 |
| July–Sept. 2020 | 0.027 |
| Oct.–Dec. 2020 | 0.024 |
| Jan.–Mar. 2021 | 0.028 |
| Apr.–June 2021 | 0.028 |
| July–Sept. 2021 | 0.024 |
| Oct.–Dec. 2021 | 0.024 |
| Jan.–Mar. 2022 | 0.025 |
| Apr.–June 2022 | 0.024 |
| July–Sept. 2022 | 0.025 |
| Oct.–Dec. 2022 | 0.022 |
| Jan.–Mar. 2023 | 0.021 |
How is the noun mukbang pronounced?
British English
/ˈmʌkbaŋ/
MUCK-bang
U.S. English
/ˈməkˌbɑŋ/
MUCK-bahng
Where does the noun mukbang come from?
Earliest known use
2010s
The earliest known use of the noun mukbang is in the 2010s.
OED's earliest evidence for mukbang is from 2013.
mukbang is a borrowing from Korean.
Etymons: Korean meokbang.
Nearby entries
- muhr ashrafi, n.1753–
- muid, n.¹a1425–
- muid, n.²1795–
- Muisca, n. & adj.1814–
- muishond, n.1796–
- muisvoël, n.?a1808–
- mujahid, n. & adj.1885–
- mujahidin, n. & adj.1887–
- mujerado, n.1882–
- mujtahid, n.1811–
- mukbang, n.2013–
- Mukhabarat, n.1969–
- mukhiya, n.1934–
- mukhtar, n.1786–
- mukhtarship, n.1946–
- mukim, n.1811–
- mukluk, n.1898–
- mukluk telegraph, n.1945–
- mukluk wireless, n.1945–
- mukti, n.1785–
- muktuk, n.1880–
Etymology
Summary
A borrowing from Korean.
Etymon: Korean meokbang.
< Korean meokbang (also transliterated as mŏkpang) < meok to eat + bang- (in bangsong act of broadcasting, broadcast programme (c1927; < elements of Middle Chinese origin), after Japanese hōsō, in the…
< Korean meokbang (also transliterated as mŏkpang) < meok to eat + bang- (in bangsong act of broadcasting, broadcast programme (c1927; < elements of Middle Chinese origin), after Japanese hōsō, in the same sense (1925 or earlier; < the equivalent elements), itself loosely after English broadcasting n.).
Notes
English forms with u in the first syllable reflect a pronunciation of the Korean vowel as /ʌ/ .
Meaning & use
Contents
- 2013–A video, esp. one that is livestreamed, that features a person eating a large quantity of food and talking to the audience. Also: such videos collectively or as a phenomenon.Recorded earliest as a modifier.
- 2013
Jonghyun can already host a meokbang show..the amount of food he ate during the vacation is my 1 year supply of food.
@Hana_ee1214 13 April in twitter.com (accessed 30 Apr. 2021) - 2017
We will take a closer look at the phenomenal rise of gastroporn and the emergence of mukbang in the Far East.
C. Spence, Gastrophysics ii. 38 - 2020
In true Filipino dining spirit, Bretman and Princess ate their food using their bare hands for the mukbang, and even chatted in Ilokano.
Manila Bulletin (Nexis) 28 December
society communication record recording or reproducing sound or visual material production or use of video recording [nouns] a video recording type of- kidvid1955–A television programme or video made for children; also collective, children's broadcasting or programming generally.
- video surveillance1969–Surveillance that uses video cameras to monitor a person or place, esp. covertly; the recording produced by such surveillance.
- visual album1971–A video or series of videos released in conjunction with, or as an accompaniment to, a music album; a film or video presented as an album of an…
- video diary1974–A series of video recordings made by a person over a period of time, focusing on his or her experiences, thoughts, and feelings; a film or television…
- videotext1975–A digital video sequence or (formerly) a film clip used as a teaching aid.
- full-motion video1978–Moving images of television quality (at least 25 frames per second) reproduced on a computer or television screen, and typically involving…
- video message1979–A message in the form of a video recording, designed for subsequent viewing or broadcast; spec. (in later use) a short video clip sent from one…
- music video1981–(A) video recording with musical content; spec. a promotional video for a pop song.
- video1981–spec. = music video, n.
- nasty1982–Usually in plural. colloquial. A film or video containing pornographic or very violent material; a horror film or video.
- scratch-tape1982–(Senses additions, additions) scratch band, scratch-music, scratch-record, scratch-tape, scratch technique, etc.
- video nasty1982–A film distributed on video, containing scenes that are considered to be gratuitously and offensively violent or pornographic (cf. nasty, n.¹ 3b)…
- scratch1985–elliptical for scratch video, n.).
- scratch video1985–A technique or genre of video-making, in which a number of short, sharp images are cut and mixed into a single film and fitted to a synchronized…
- video drama2002–(Originally) a dramatic production written or adapted for television (chiefly U.S.); (later) a dramatic production performed for, or released as, a…
- snackable2011–A video or other item of digital content, esp. on social media, that is designed for brief and easy consumption. Usually in plural. Cf. sense B.2.
- visualizer2012–A music video; spec. a short looped animation or film intended to be played as visual accompaniment to a song on a video- or music-streaming service.
- mukbang2013–A video, esp. one that is livestreamed, that features a person eating a large quantity of food and talking to the audience. Also: such videos…
Pronunciation
British English
/ˈmʌkbaŋ/
MUCK-bang
U.S. English
/ˈməkˌbɑŋ/
MUCK-bahng
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence <petal> /ˈpɛtl/ but <petally> /ˈpɛtl̩i/.
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in <bitter>
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence <petal> /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but <petally> /ˈpɛdl̩i/.
Vowels
- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.
Consonants
b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values
- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige
Vowels
- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot
Forms
Variant forms
- 2000s–meok bang, meokbang, muk bang, mukbang
Frequency
mukbang typically occurs about 0.02 times per million words in modern written English.
mukbang is in frequency band 3, which contains words occurring between 0.01 and 0.1 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate.
Frequency of mukbang, n., 2017–2023
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Modern frequency series are derived from a corpus of 20 billion words, covering the period from 2017 to the present. The corpus is mainly compiled from online news sources, and covers all major varieties of World English.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the corpus.
| Period | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| Oct.–Dec. 2017 | 0.006 |
| Jan.–Mar. 2018 | 0.008 |
| Apr.–June 2018 | 0.012 |
| July–Sept. 2018 | 0.017 |
| Oct.–Dec. 2018 | 0.021 |
| Jan.–Mar. 2019 | 0.025 |
| Apr.–June 2019 | 0.027 |
| July–Sept. 2019 | 0.029 |
| Oct.–Dec. 2019 | 0.033 |
| Jan.–Mar. 2020 | 0.031 |
| Apr.–June 2020 | 0.028 |
| July–Sept. 2020 | 0.027 |
| Oct.–Dec. 2020 | 0.024 |
| Jan.–Mar. 2021 | 0.028 |
| Apr.–June 2021 | 0.028 |
| July–Sept. 2021 | 0.024 |
| Oct.–Dec. 2021 | 0.024 |
| Jan.–Mar. 2022 | 0.025 |
| Apr.–June 2022 | 0.024 |
| July–Sept. 2022 | 0.025 |
| Oct.–Dec. 2022 | 0.022 |
| Jan.–Mar. 2023 | 0.021 |
Entry history for mukbang, n.
mukbang, n. was first published in September 2021.
mukbang, n. was last modified in July 2023.
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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into mukbang, n. in July 2023.
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Nearby entries
- muhr ashrafi, n.1753–
- muid, n.¹a1425–
- muid, n.²1795–
- Muisca, n. & adj.1814–
- muishond, n.1796–
- muisvoël, n.?a1808–
- mujahid, n. & adj.1885–
- mujahidin, n. & adj.1887–
- mujerado, n.1882–
- mujtahid, n.1811–
- mukbang, n.2013–
- Mukhabarat, n.1969–
- mukhiya, n.1934–
- mukhtar, n.1786–
- mukhtarship, n.1946–
- mukim, n.1811–
- mukluk, n.1898–
- mukluk telegraph, n.1945–
- mukluk wireless, n.1945–
- mukti, n.1785–
- muktuk, n.1880–