English Explanatory Dictionary

unnie line

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The elder members of a female K-pop group as a collective.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

unnie line unnie lines

Etymology

Calque of Korean 언니 라인 (eonni rain), composed of 언니 (eonni, “unnie; elder sister of a woman”) and 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”), ultimately from English line. By surface analysis, unnie + line. Refer to 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”) for more information.

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