Indian vernacular, with a dash of Korean lingo
The Hindu
Now that 26 Korean words have found their way into the Oxford English Dictionary, K-drama fans in India are using them more often in everyday speech
The K-pop wave has finally spilled into the Oxford English Dictionary. Driven by the popularity of Korean culture — especially its drama, cuisine and music — 26 Korean words were recently included in the influential dictionary.
A majority of the words are food-related thanks to the popularity of Korean food, highlighted often in K-drama productions, such as Hospital Playlist, Let’s Eat, Wok of Love and Itaewon Class. The words include banchan (a side dish of vegetables), bulgogi (dish with sliced beef/pork), dongchimi (a type of radish kimchi), japchae (dish of glass noodles), kimbap (dish with rice) and samgyeopsal (dish using pork belly).
The other words, such as skinship (touch friendly), PC bang (gaming room) and daebak (goodness) commonly figure in K-drama and music.

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