weeaboo

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: wēʹəbo͞o, IPA^(key): /ˈwiːəbuː/

Etymology

Invented word from the Perry Bible Fellowship comic, then used arbitrarily by the 4chan Web site as an automated replacement for wapanese in users' posts.

Noun

weeaboo (plural weeaboos)

1. (slang, derogatory) A white person who behaves or seeks to appear stereotypically Japanese.
   • 2007 May 3, Kai, alt.gothic.fashion (Google group): Return of an old-timer and H. Naoto review:

     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.

   • 2008 February 22, Thurdust, alt.religion.kibology (Google group): venture into anime:

     The line between anime fan and weeaboo is getting blurrier and blurrier with every passing day.

   • 2010 January 24, 9FEmssiLmwyaEWxy9LPEfEQ Pisces, alt.slack (Google group): ROB IS REALLY:

     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.

Synonyms

• Japanophile (neutral term, not intrinsically derogatory)
• wapanese (also derogatory)

Hypernyms

• egg (mildly pejorative)

See also

• wigger (black–white equivalent)