otaku
noun/əʊˈtɑːkuː/UK/oʊˈtɑku/US
Etymology
From Japanese オタク (otaku, “geek, nerd”) originally used in reference to the 1982 Macross fandom, from the honorific form お宅 (otaku, “you”), from the honorific form 宅 (taku, “home”) ("your home").
- borrowed from オタク
Definitions
One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally derogatory) an…
One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally derogatory) an obsessive Japanese fan of anime or manga.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for otaku. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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