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Best Korea

(Internet slang, sarcastic, humorous) North Korea; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

ˈbɛst kɔˈɹiəDocumented since 2000s2000sGen ZCurrent52 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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Born ~2008 · 1 year of recorded use
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#1·Apr 26, 2026

(Internet slang, sarcastic, humorous) North Korea; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Origin: Likely originated on YouTube in 2008, on a now-deleted video of a military parade titled "North Korea is Best Korea", which amassed hundreds of thousands of views. Afterwards, further popularized through an image of Kim Jong Il with the text "North Korea is Best Korea", which originated on 4chan in January 2009, from where the term also made its way to Tumblr and Reddit. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • It's really no skin of Kim's pudgy nose, but it 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 be real; the North 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 have realised they stand to gain more by détente than by continuing the belligerent rhetoric. They'll never catch up to the South, but Best Korea might 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦 as a county mouse to their city mouse.

    Bluesky· May 2026
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