# PAK

/ˈpæk/ (US)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/pak
Updated: 2026-08-08

## Senses

### 1. Korean surname

noun · CEFR B2

a common Korean family name, also spelled as Park or Bak.

For teachers: 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.

### 2. music chart success

noun · CEFR C2 · Slang · Technical

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.

For teachers: 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.

### 3. Pakistani

adjective · CEFR C1 · Informal

a short, informal way to say Pakistani.

For teachers: 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.

## Examples

- The soldier carried a heavy pak during the long march.
- After hours of hiking through the dense forest, he finally set his pak down to rest his aching shoulders.
- Historical accounts of the expedition describe the men struggling under the weight of their paks, which contained all the supplies necessary for a winter in the wilderness.

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