2014, "Teenage Goes To Korea", Teenage, June 2014, page 43:
This street stall is daebak!
2018, "Five Swoon-Worthy Korean Actors To Watch Out For", Manila Standard, 14 October 2018, page D3:
His variety and drama shows are just daebak!
2019, Kine Fjeld Jansen, "Pop culturally motivated lexical borrowing: Use of Korean in an English-majority fan forum", thesis submitted to the University of Bergen, page 76:
‘Daebak’ is used satirically, but mostly it is one of the interjections which appear to be used sincerely. This could be due to it being faster and easier to type out on a normal keyboard than ‘awesome’, while also carrying a degree of prestige or association with the culture the users feel is ‘daebak’.
Interjection: "(South Korean pop culture fandom slang) wow"
Slowly, Gia's fangirl dreams unfolded in her eyes and she planed on making Jun Ho fall in love with her for real. Will this fake marriage turn into a real one? Daebak!
2018, "Top K-dramas you can't miss on Viu", BusinessMirror, 27 November 2018, page D3:
To kick-start your marathon, here are the top Koreanovelas on our list that make us go daebak!
2019, anonymous, quoted in Kine Fjeld Jansen, "Pop culturally motivated lexical borrowing: Use of Korean in an English-majority fan forum", thesis submitted to the University of Bergen, page 75:
This is going to be a serious jam. Same sort of electronic vibes Expectation has. Daebak.
2019, Washington City Paper, 28 June 2019, page 5 (advertisement):
Daebak or wow! Join us for happy hour and sample Korean specialty drinks and food while enjoying a pop-up dance with the Korean dance company Maholra.
