SBN What does SBN mean in Korean?
Meaning
The initials of 선배님, a respectful way to address a senior.
It comes from the consonants ㅅ, ㅂ, ㄴ written in English letters. It spread through K-pop fandoms around 2022, and part of the fun is that it looks like something rude. Plenty of older coworkers have no idea what it means.
Where it comes from
선배님seon-bae-nim · respected senior
ㅅㅂㄴThe first consonants
SBNThe same consonants in English letters
Examples
SBN 덕분에 잘 배웠습니다!
I learned so much thanks to you, senior!
이 부분은 SBN한테 여쭤봐야겠다.
I’ll have to ask our senior about this part.
Useful forms
SBN · seonbaenim, seniorHBN · 후배님, junior
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