mukbanger

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 먹방러 (meokbangneo).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌkbɑŋə(ɹ)/

Noun

mukbanger (plural mukbangers)

1. (social media) A person who creates and publishes mukbang videos.
   • 2020, Tania Lewis, Digital Food: From Paddock to Platform:

     While for some mukbangers, the ASMR effect is part of the overall mukbang experience, ASMR videos are a whole world unto themselves with a wide range of variants […]

   • 2020, Noreena Hertz, The Lonely Century‎^[1], Hachette, →ISBN:

     Indonesian mukbanger Kim Thai has partnered rather appropriately with digestion aid Pepto-Bismol, while the American star Nikocado Avocado advertises the computer game Cooking Diary.

   • 2020, Hyesu Park, Understanding Hallyu: The Korean Wave Through Literature, Webtoon, and Mukbang‎^[2], Taylor & Francis, →ISBN:

     Some cross-cultural studies on mukbang also report that its global spread can be understood through its sexual aspect, as it facilitates “a sexualized gaze to attractive mukbangers while they are in a somewhat private and vulnerable state […]