unnie line

English

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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

unnie line (plural unnie lines)

1. (South Korean idol fandom) The elder members of a female K-pop group as a collective.

   Coordinate terms: hyung line, maknae line

Translations

Translations

• Japanese: オンニライン (onni rain)
• Korean: 언니 라인 (eonni rain)