"weeaboo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwiːəbuː/ Audio: en US weeaboo.wav [US] Forms: weeaboo [singular], weeaboos [plural]
enPR: wēʹəbo͞o Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A weeaboo is a non-Japanese person who is overly obsessed with manga, anime, Japan, or the Japanese culture.
    Sense id: simple-weeaboo-en-noun-kWvdmE2D
     
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