otaku

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/əʊˈtɑːkuː/ (UK)
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/əʊˈtɑːkuː/ (UK) · [əʊ̯ˈtʰɑːkʰuː] (UK) · /oʊˈtɑku/ (US) · [o̞ʊ̯ˈtʰɑkʰu] (US)

Definition of otaku

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (slang)One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally derogatory) an obsessive Japanese fan of anime or manga.

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Etymology

From Japanese オタク (otaku, “geek, nerd”) originally used in reference to the 1982 Macross fandom, from the honorific form お宅 (otaku, “you”), from the honorific form 宅 (taku, “home”) ("your home").

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