혼밥
honbab
MildSouth Korea
Meaning
Eating alone — not lonely, just solo dining. A normalized and even celebrated lifestyle choice in Korea. Part of the broader 혼- culture of enjoying activities independently. From 혼자 (alone) + 밥 (meal/rice).
혼 = alone (shortened from '혼'자)
밥 = meal / rice
Example
“I’m doing 혼밥 today.”
Equivalent
Eating alone, Solo dining
