weeaboo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- wēʹəbo͞o
- /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.
Meanings
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(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>: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: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>:
- (positive, slang, sometimes) A person who is obsessively interested in anime, manga or Japanese culture more generally.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| weaboo | alternative | lexicographic | |
| weeaboos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Slavaboo · Koreaboo · -aboo · weeabooism · weeb
Descendants
Hypernyms
egg · obsessive anime (fan, obsessive, otaku) · loser · Japanophile · manga fan (fan, obsessive, otaku)
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (16)
es otaku (Translations) · cmn 死宅 or 御宅族 (Translations) · de Weeb (Translations) · ms wibu (Translations) · de Weebo (Translations) · pt otaku (Translations) · pl łibuska (Translations) · vi wibu (Translations) · pl weeaboo (Translations) · fr weeaboo (Translations) · de Weeaboo (Translations) · id wibu (Translations) · pl łibus (Translations) · lb Weebo (Translations) · mr वीआबू (Translations) · fr kikoojap (Translations)
wikipedia: 4chan · wikipedia: Nicholas Gurewitch · wikipedia: Perry Bible Fellowship