weeaboo
noun/ˈwiː.ə.buː/
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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Lifestyle Derogatory, Slang A non-Japanese person, stereotypically an unsociable white male, who is overly infatuated with Japanese culture; a loser Japanophile.
- 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.2007 May 3, Kai, “Return of an old-timer and H. Naoto review”, in alt.gothic.fashion (Usenet), message-ID <23836-4639551F-204@storefull-3118.bay.webtv.net>:
- But its^([sic]) all over. Too bad. I suppose the boychild had hoped for some little Weeaboo boy who would fuck him up the ass in his mothers^([sic]) basement. He just really wanted to play dirty Gohan/Goku with someone like him. He is pretty sure Weeaboo’s^([sic]) hate halfassed black kids with cumstained sweatshirts though.2010 January 24, Pisces, “ROB IS REALLY”, in alt.slack (Usenet), message-ID <5ca8c049-ad60-4ec3-ba74-1326fa02ff3d@o36g2000vbl.googlegroups.com>:
1 more example
- Ingrid has been with Stephen, a Japanese translator and blatant weeaboo, for five years, and yet is shocked when she finds evidence that all of his ex-girlfriends are Asian.2022 April 18, Steph Cha, “Down the Rabbit Hole”, in The New York Times, Fiction:
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Lifestyle Positive, Slang, Sometimes A person who is obsessively interested in anime, manga or Japanese culture more generally.
- Synonyms
- wapanese, weeb
- Derived terms
- Koreaboo, Slavaboo, weeb, -aboo, weeabooism
- Hypernyms
- Japanophile, egg, race traitor, loser, obsessive anime, manga fan