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chuunibyou en · NOUN

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 中二病 (chūnibyō, literally “middle school second-year syndrome”).

Meanings

1. (derogatory, slang, sometimes, uncountable) The often edgy or pretentious behavior of early adolescents who want to stand out and who have convinced themselves they have hidden knowledge or secret powers, characterized as a sickness.
2. (countable, derogatory, slang, sometimes) One who acts in a manner typical of chuunibyou.

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