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Word of the Day – Mukbang

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Mukbang (noun)

muk-bang

A video, usually posted online, featuring a person eating large quantities of food, often while talking to the audience as if sharing a meal with them.

First recorded in 2010–15; from Korean meokbang, from meok “to eat” + bang(song) “broadcast”

Example sentences

“I thought I’d film the Word of the Day video while I’m here waiting for my food to arrive, but I’m not providing some kind of mukbang content here!”

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