Word
PAK
Phoneticspak
/ˈpæk/
Definitions
01Korean surname
n. a common Korean family name, also spelled as Park or Bak.
n. a variant romanization of a common Korean surname, more frequently rendered as Park.
“The author of the book is a woman named Pak who lives in Seoul.”
“The professor, a member of the Pak clan, provided a detailed genealogical history of his ancestors during the lecture.”
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02music chart success
n. Stands for Perfect All-Kill. You use this when a song is number one on every major music chart in South Korea at the same time.
n. Abbreviation for Perfect All-Kill. Used in the context of the South Korean music industry to describe a single that simultaneously tops all major real-time, daily, and weekly charts.
“The band's new single achieved a PAK just two days after it was released.”
“Achieving a PAK is considered the ultimate metric of a song's domestic popularity, as it requires total dominance across multiple competing streaming platforms.”
Slang · Technical
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03Pakistani
adj. a short, informal way to say Pakistani.
adj. a clipping of the proper adjective Pakistani; often used in informal or shorthand contexts.
“He visited a Pak restaurant to try some traditional spicy food.”
“The journalist referred to the Pak delegation during the informal briefing before the official summit began.”
Informal
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