Otaku

//oʊˈtɑku// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally derogatory) an obsessive Japanese fan of anime or manga. slang

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geek

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"I consider myself an otaku and I have even made a pilgrimage to Akihabara."

Etymology

From Japanese オタク (otaku, “anime obsessive, geek”) originally used in reference to the 1982 Macross fandom, from the honorific form お宅 (otaku, “you”), from the honorific form 宅 (taku, “home”) ("your home").

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