Where does “국뽕” come from?

국뽕 (Korean) comes from Korean 히로뽕, from Japanese ヒロポン — methamphetamine; a stimulant.

국뽕 (Korean): ultra-nationalistic Korean person

Definitions

  1. ultra-nationalistic Korean person

Ancestry of “국뽕”, step by step

국뽕 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 히로뽕

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean히로뽕methamphetamine
2Japaneseヒロポンmethamphetamine; a stimulant

via Korean 국가(國家)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean국가(國家)—
Every word from Japanese ヒロポン →Every word from Korean 히로뽕 →