Standard Lemma guide

mukbang

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmʌkbɑŋ/
  • /ˈmʌkbæŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈmʊkbɑŋ/ hyperforeignism
  • /ˈmuːkbɑŋ/ hyperforeignism

1

noun

Meaning 1

An online video broadcast in which a person eats.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: social media

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To eat (food) as part of a mukbang performance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Qualifier: social media

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 먹방 (meokbang, literally “eating broadcast”).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 食播 (sik6 bo3) — online video broadcast
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吃播 (chībō) — online video broadcast
  • Japanese: モッパン (moppan) — online video broadcast
  • Korean: 먹방 (meokbang) — online video broadcast
  • Polish: mukbang — online video broadcast
  • Portuguese: mukbang — online video broadcast
  • Russian: мокпа́н (mokpán) — online video broadcast
  • Russian: мукба́нг (mukbáng) — online video broadcast
  • Spanish: mukbang — online video broadcast
  • Spanish: meokbang — online video broadcast
  • Turkish: yemek yayını — online video broadcast