weeaboo

英語

発音

• enPR: wēʹəbo͞o, IPA(?): /ˈwiːəbuː/

語源

ニコラス・ガーウィッチ (Nicholas Gurewitch^(wp)) による、漫画 "The Perry Bible Fellowship ^(wp)" 作中の無意味な言葉。のちに、日本マニアの画像投稿コミュニティサイト 4chan^(wp) において、差別的と解された wapanese の自動的な置き換え語となり、結果、同義語となる<ref>Cole Stryker,

名詞

weeaboo (複数 weeaboos)

1. 《（特に白人あるいは西洋人に向けての）俗語・蔑称》 日本かぶれ。日本人かぶれ。日本おたく。
   • 2007: Kai, alt.gothic.fashion (Google group): Return of an old-timer and H. Naoto review, the 3^rd day of May at 3:21am

     I remember you distinctively because I once responded in grand detail to one of your posts about a kimono only to have you completley 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: Thurdust, alt.religion.kibology (Google group): venture into anime, the 22^nd day of February at 12:36am

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