wapanese

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of white +‎ Japanese under influence from wigger, ("white" + "nigger"), although sometimes parsed as wannabe + Japanese, popularized by the message board 4chan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wæpəˈniːz/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

wapanese (plural wapanese)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic slur, dated) Synonym of weeaboo: a person from elsewhere, particularly an unsocial white male, considered overly infatuated with Japanese culture.
    • 2003 December 16, I. B. Blaqman , “I really hate the way Japanese media sensationalizes their so-called "superstars"”, in soc.culture.japan‎ (Usenet):
      Now, I know some of you Wapanese (Caucasian Japan fanboys) might get your panties in a bunch, but it's my opinion. LIVE WITH IT.
    • 2006 February 28, Blowhole911 , “Re: Arakawa”, in soc.culture.japan‎ (Usenet):
      She wasn't the best, Wapanese.
    • 2007 November 5, WrestlingizReel , “Re: Too much Hiro in ancient Japan?”, in rec.arts.tv‎ (Usenet):
      His making the greatest samurai legend in Japanese history a white guy in the middle of the closed country era pretty much sealed it that he's a Wapanese with a pen.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:wapanese.

Usage notes

Also used attributively.

References

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