different between fangirl vs otaku

English

Etymology

fan +? girl

Noun

fangirl (plural fangirls)

1. (fandom slang) A female fan who is obsessive about a particular subject (especially, someone or something in popular entertainment media).

   Synonyms: fanne, femfan, femme fan

   Coordinate term: fanboy

Derived terms

• fangirlish
• fangirlism

Translations

Verb

fangirl (third-person singular simple present fangirls, present participle fangirling, simple past and past participle fangirled)

1. (intransitive) To behave like a fangirl; to be obsequious, star-struck, boy crazy, etc.
   • 2015, Tyler Oakley, Binge, Simon and Schuster (?ISBN)

     I bought the magazines, ran home after work, filmed myself flipping through the pages—half legitimately fangirling over the boys, half making fun of people like myself who fangirl over the boys.

Anagrams

• farling, flaring

English

Etymology

From Japanese ??? (otaku, “nerd, geek”), from ?? (otaku, honorific for “you”), originally the honorific version of ? (taku, “home”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???t??ku?/, [????t???k?u?]
• (US) IPA^(key): /o??t?ku/, [o????t??k?u]

Noun

otaku (plural otakus or otaku)

1. (fandom slang) One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly anime or manga.

Synonyms

• geek, anorak

Derived terms

• otakukin

Translations

See also

• fanboy, fangirl, geek
• mangaka

Usage notes

• Though the word came to be used in Western countries primarily to denote people who have a strong or obsessive interest in anime and manga, in Japanese it is used more broadly to denote people who are obsessed with or have a heavy interest in any specific topic, theme or hobby. Compared to the term's use in English, when used in Japanese, it more often has derogatory connotations, particularly in its unqualified use.

References

• “An Introduction to the Otaku Movement” (academic paper in English).

Italian

Etymology

First recorded in 1992: from Japanese ??? (otaku, “nerd, geek”), from ?? (otaku, honorific for “you”), originally the honorific version of ? (taku, “home”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o?ta.ku/
• Hyphenation: o?tà?ku
• Rhymes: -aku

Noun

otaku m or f (invariable)

1. (fandom slang) otaku (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga)

Japanese

Romanization

otaku

1. R?maji transcription of ???
2. R?maji transcription of ???

Portuguese

Etymology

From Japanese ??? (otaku, “nerd, geek”), from ?? (otaku, honorific for “you”), originally the honorific version of ? (taku, “home”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o?ta.ku/
• Hyphenation: o?ta?ku

Noun

otaku m, f (plural otakus)

1. (fandom slang) weeb (one with an interest in something such as anime or manga)

Usage notes

Informally one can find a feminine otaka, but it is non-standard.

Spanish

Etymology

From Japanese ??? (otaku, “nerd, geek”), from ?? (otaku, honorific for “you”), originally the honorific version of ? (taku, “home”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o?taku/, [o?t?a.ku]
• Hyphenation: o?ta?ku

Noun

otaku m or f (plural otakus)

1. (fandom slang) otaku (one with an obsessive interest in something such as anime or manga)