different between otaku vs weeaboo

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)

English

Alternative forms

• weaboo

Etymology

Nonce word from a Perry Bible Fellowship comic by Nicholas Gurewitch. Later arbitrarily used by the 4chan website as an automated replacement for the term wapanese in users' posts.

Pronunciation

• enPR: w???bo?o, IPA^(key): /?wi??bu?/

Noun

weeaboo (plural weeaboos)

1. (slang, derogatory) A non-Japanese person (especially one of Caucasian ancestry) who is obsessed with Japanese culture and behaves in a stereotypically Japanese manner.

Synonyms

• Japanophile, wapanese (slang, derogatory, refers to white people only), weeb (slang, derogatory)

Hypernyms

• egg (mildly pejorative, refers to white people only)

Derived terms

• Koreaboo

References