"VTuber" meaning in All languages combined

See VTuber on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: VTubers [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese VTuber (VTuber), from English virtual + YouTuber. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|VTuber}} Japanese VTuber (VTuber), {{der|en|en|virtual}} English virtual, {{l|en|YouTuber}} YouTuber Head templates: {{en-noun}} VTuber (plural VTubers)
  1. Short for virtual YouTuber. Wikipedia link: VTuber Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: virtual YouTuber Categories (topical): People, Virtual YouTuber, YouTube Synonyms: Vtuber (english: spelling variant), chuuba [slang]
    Sense id: en-VTuber-en-noun-aGA~DYVp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [bɯ̟ᵝit͡ɕɨᵝːba̠ː] Forms: VTuber [canonical] (ruby: VTuber(ブイチューバー)), bui-chūbā [romanization]
Etymology: From the initial letter of English virtual and the end of English YouTuber. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|en|virtual}} English virtual, {{der|ja|en|YouTuber}} English YouTuber Head templates: {{ja-noun|ブイ-チューバー}} VTuber(ブイチューバー) • (bui-chūbā)
  1. Short for バーチャルYouTuber (bācharu yūchūbā, “virtual YouTuber”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: バーチャルYouTuber (extra: bācharu yūchūbā, “virtual YouTuber”) Categories (topical): People, Virtual YouTuber, YouTube

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for VTuber meaning in All languages combined (4.5kB)

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