ARMY
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
The fandom of the K-pop boy band BTS.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
ARMY are clever, too: they urged fans not to buy J-Hope's mixtape Hope World on its release date, having worked out that delaying by a day would result in a higher ranking in the Billboard charts.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
An individual fan of the K-pop boy band BTS.
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “ARMY” mean?
The fandom of the K-pop boy band BTS.
Is “ARMY” formal or informal?
ARMY is generally slang.