"be a hundred years too early" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-be a hundred years too early.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Calque of Japanese 百年早い (hyaku-nen hayai). Etymology templates: {{cal|en|ja|百年早い|tr=hyaku-nen hayai}} Calque of Japanese 百年早い (hyaku-nen hayai) Head templates: {{head|en|verb|irregular; see conjugation of "be"}} be a hundred years too early (irregular; see conjugation of "be")
  1. (idiomatic, anime and manga fandom slang) To be so immature and unprepared as to have no hope of achieving an accomplishment. Tags: idiomatic, slang Categories (topical): Japanese fiction
    Sense id: en-be_a_hundred_years_too_early-en-verb-tdf3cTAV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anime, broadcasting, film, manga, media, television

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