"chuunibyou" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-chuunibyou.wav Forms: chuunibyou [plural], lifestyle [slang]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 中二病 (chūnibyō, literally “middle school second-year syndrome”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|中二病|lit=middle school second-year syndrome|tr=chūnibyō}} Borrowed from Japanese 中二病 (chūnibyō, literally “middle school second-year syndrome”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|chuunibyou}} chuunibyou (countable and uncountable, plural chuunibyou)
  1. (uncountable) The often edgy or pretentious behavior of early adolescents who want to stand out and who have convinced themselves they have hidden knowledge or secret powers, characterized as a sickness. Tags: derogatory, sometimes, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chuunibyou-en-noun-xeqBLojQ
  2. (countable) One who acts in a manner typical of chuunibyou. Tags: countable, derogatory, sometimes
    Sense id: en-chuunibyou-en-noun-~xJPSeaA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chūnibyō

Alternative forms

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