Maknae
The youngest member of a K-pop group — often the spoiled, hyped baby of the team.
Definitions
The youngest member of a group, from the Korean word for the youngest in any group or family.
Used generally for the youngest person in any friend group or workplace.
A role with its own personality archetype in K-pop — sometimes shy, sometimes a 'mischievous maknae' who runs the group.
Maknae In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
From Korean 막내 (maknae), meaning the youngest member of a group or family; adopted wholesale by international K-pop fans.
People Also Ask
What does maknae mean?
It's Korean for the youngest member of a group, and in K-pop it refers to the youngest idol in a band.
What is a golden maknae?
A maknae who's good at basically everything — singing, dancing, sports, you name it. BTS's Jungkook popularized the term.
What does maknae mean in slang?
Beyond K-pop, people call the youngest in any group their 'maknae,' usually the one who gets babied or stuck with the chores.
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