"ウーパールーパー" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Japanese]

Forms: ūpārūpā [romanization]
Etymology: (1985) Appeared in a TV commercial, from wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) wooper looper, as a substitution for アホロートル (ahorōtoru, “axolotl”) which sounds like 阿呆老頭児 (aho rōtoru, literally “stupid old fart”). Etymology templates: {{pseudo-loan|ja|en|||||nocap=y|nocat=|sort=}} wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), {{waei|nocap=y}} wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), {{ja-r|アホロートル||axolotl}} アホロートル (ahorōtoru, “axolotl”), {{m|ja|阿呆老頭児|lit=stupid old fart|tr=aho rōtoru}} 阿呆老頭児 (aho rōtoru, literally “stupid old fart”) Head templates: {{ja-noun}} ウーパールーパー • (ūpārūpā)
  1. (informal) Synonym of アホロートル (ahorōtoru, “axolotl”) Tags: informal Categories (lifeform): Amphibians Synonyms: アホロートル [synonym, synonym-of]

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