Weeaboo
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A non-Japanese person, stereotypically an unsociable white male, who is overly infatuated with Japanese culture; a loser Japanophile. derogatory, slang
"I remember you distinctively^([sic]) because I once responded in grand^([sic]) detail to one of your posts about a kimono only to have you completley^([sic]) ignore it. Welcome back. The clothing sounds good but I tend to desire a non-weeaboo opinion. People who are head over heels about Japanese culture tend to be a bit “biased” in their reviews."
- 2 A white person, who is obsessed with Japanese culture, usually pejorative wordnet
- 3 A person who is obsessively interested in anime, manga or Japanese culture more generally. positive, slang, sometimes
Example
More examples"Tom liked Naruto a little too much and became a weeaboo."
Etymology
A nonce word in "Weeaboo", a 2005 Perry Bible Fellowship comic by Nicholas Gurewitch, according to whom the word originated from a dream his sister had. It was used later that year as a wordfilter replacement for the abusive term wapanese on the message board 4chan, from which its current sense derived and spread.
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