"wapanese" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /wæpəˈniːz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wapanese.wav [Southern-England] Forms: wapanese [plural]
Etymology: Blend of white + Japanese under influence from wigger, ("white" + "nigger"), although sometimes parsed as wannabe + Japanese, popularized by the message board 4chan. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|white|Japanese}} Blend of white + Japanese, {{m|en|wigger}} wigger, {{m|en|wannabe}} wannabe, {{m|en|Japanese}} Japanese Head templates: {{en-noun|wapanese}} wapanese (plural wapanese)
  1. (derogatory, ethnic slur, dated) Synonym of weeaboo: a person from elsewhere, particularly an unsocial white male, considered overly infatuated with Japanese culture. Wikipedia link: 4chan Tags: dated, derogatory, ethnic, slur Categories (topical): Animation, Comics, Culture, People, Racism Categories (place): Japan Synonyms: weeaboo [synonym, synonym-of], Wapanese
    Sense id: en-wapanese-en-noun--bJdvDI1 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs

Alternative forms

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