What does bukae mean in Korean?
부캐 Bukae
Also written: 부 캐릭터
Meaning
Alt character; a side identity besides your main job.
- When
- Appeared around 2020, peaked around 2021
- Heard in
- daily life, the workplace, creating
- Feels
- positivity, free
- Politeness
- Casual. Fine with friends and online; skip it in formal writing or with people you should be polite to.
How Koreans use Bukae
요리 부캐로 산다.
Living with a cooking bukae.
부캐가 본캐를 이겼다.
The bukae beat the bonkae.
Similar slang in other languages
- US English
- finsta
- Chinese (mainland)
- 人设