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westaboo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• wĕstʹəbo͞o
• /ˈwɛstəbuː/

Etymology

From west + -aboo.

Meanings

1. (Internet) A non-Western person (especially a Japanese national) who is obsessed with Western culture and media.
   • american soldiers wanted turkey on xmas but there was none so they settled for the next best thing (kfc). kfc used that as a marketing strat to get all the westaboos (i.e. all of japan) to believe it's an american tradition and it looks like it stuck :^) 2017 December 24, Blankaex (@Blankaex), Twitter:
   • A lot of mangaka are considered "westaboos" and if you watch something like Black Lagoon, it's totally inspired by American action movies (and some Hong Kong as well). 2018 March 27, Noah Blum (@neontaster), Twitter:
   • I don't think any actual Japanese kids own an Xbone. Probably mostly foreigners living in Japan and westaboos. 2014 September 10, Katie Ujihisa (@sandkatt), Twitter:

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