"booru" meaning in All languages combined

See booru on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: boorus [plural]
Etymology: Reborrowed from Japanese ボール (bōru, “board”), itself from English board. Alternatively, an abbreviation of the term Danbooru (from Japanese 段ボール, danbōru, “corrugated cardboard”), the name of a particular imageboard software product. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|ボール||board|tr=bōru}} Japanese ボール (bōru, “board”), {{der|en|en|board}} English board, {{cog|ja|段ボール}} Japanese 段ボール Head templates: {{en-noun}} booru (plural boorus)
  1. (Internet) A form of imageboard where images are categorized with tags. Wikipedia link: Danbooru Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-booru-en-noun-Uy4wopJF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English

Inflected forms

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