Waifu

//ˈwaɪ.fuː// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A female fictional character from non-live-action visual media (typically an anime, manga, or video game) or non-fictional persona to whom one is romantically attracted and/or whom one considers one's wife. Internet, slang

    "So long as I get to claim my virtual waifu and our 30 virtual children as tax deductions, I don't really care if I can't touch her."

  2. 2
    a character in an anime or manga who one has romantic feelings for wordnet

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Example

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"So long as I get to claim my virtual waifu and our 30 virtual children as tax deductions, I don't really care if I can't touch her."

Etymology

From Japanese ワイフ (waifu), from English wife. Doublet of wife.

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