r/dankmemes • u/luxusbuerg 🇱🇺MENG DOHEEMIES🗿👑 • Jan 23 '22

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u/Envy-sama Jan 23 '22

No, A weeb is a derisive term for a non-Japanese person who is so obsessed with Japanese culture that they wish they were actually Japanese.

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u/___some_random_weeb Jan 23 '22 edited Jan 23 '22

That's a otaku

Edit: I get it I get it now shut the fuck up

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u/IamWeirdasfmdr ☣️ Jan 23 '22

Not, it's weaboos, otaku is someone that's obsessed with anime, but doesn't want to be a 2d Japanese character.

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u/Gonzogonzip Jan 23 '22

Weeb comes from Weaboo though, doesn't? And I thought Otaku was just a Japanese slang term for nerd, regardless of topic, but since Japanese culture is pretty strong a lot of Japanese are very interested in Japanese things thus they're more likely to be nerds for relatively local things.

Like, a Japanese person might call an American who is obsessed with marvel a marvel-otaku.

Thats at least how I think of it.

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u/IamWeirdasfmdr ☣️ Jan 23 '22

"Otaku is a Japanese word that describes people with consuming interests, particularly in anime and manga" Most of what you said it true, but weeb and weaboo are really different.

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u/RedLightning259 Jan 23 '22

Weeb means anyone who likes anime, even tho the word itself came from weeaboo

Weaboo means someone who isn't Japanese but is so obsessed with Japan that they wish they were

Otaku is Japanese slang for nerd