"fujo" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fujo.wav Forms: fujos [plural], fujo [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of fujoshi, from Japanese 腐女子 (ふじょし, fujoshi, literally “rotten girl”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|fujoshi}} Clipping of fujoshi, {{uder|en|ja|腐女子|lit=rotten girl|tr=ふじょし, fujoshi}} Japanese 腐女子 (ふじょし, fujoshi, literally “rotten girl”) Head templates: {{en-noun|fujos|fujo}} fujo (plural fujos or fujo)
  1. (informal, fandom slang, sometimes derogatory) A female fan of yaoi or more broadly of slash fiction. Tags: derogatory, informal, slang, sometimes Categories (topical): Fans (people), Japanese fiction Synonyms: fujoshi, fujoshit [derogatory, vulgar] Derived forms: fujo out, fujobait
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