Nuance Dictionary / Magic Modifiers
역대급 yeok-dae-geup
Unprecedented/All-time level; the best or worst in history
What does 역대급 mean?
역대급 (yeok-dae-geup) means: Unprecedented/All-time level; the best or worst in history.
Often used sensationally to describe a legendary performance or a massive failure.
🎙️ 역대급은 표기 그대로 읽지 않아요 — 실제로는 [역때급]로 소리나요 (경음화). 발음 연습하기 →
How it's actually used
- 이번 영화는 진짜 역대급으로 재미없더라.
Ibeon yeonghwaneun jinjja yeokdaegeubeuro jaemieopdeora.
This movie was seriously the most boring of all time.
💡 Can describe extremes in both positive and negative ways. - 오늘 바람이 역대급으로 불어서 걷기가 힘들 정도야.
Oneul barami yeokdaegeubeuro bureoseo geotgiga himdeul jeongdoya.
Today the wind is blowing like never before, it's hard to even walk.
💡 Used colloquially to emphasize an unprecedented intensity. - 이번 주말에 내리는 비는 역대급 태풍급이래요.
ibeon jumare naerineun bineun yeokdae-geup taepung-geupiraeyo.
They say the rain this weekend is going to be at an all-time typhoon level.
💡 Used to describe something unprecedentedly massive.