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deredere

deredere noun: an openly love-struck character who is continuously sweet, flirtatious and affectionate towards their love interest.

Noun

deredere (plural derederes or deredere)

  1. (Internet, slang) An openly love-struck character who is continuously sweet, flirtatious and affectionate towards their love interest.
    • Deredere are favorable to anime fans because of their bright and warm personalities.2021 August 24, C. M. Ramsburg, “5 Great Anime for Deredere Lovers”, in Comic Book Resources, Montreal, Que.: Valnet, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2021

Forms of deredere

pluralderederes
pluralderedere

Origin of deredere

From Japanese でれでれ (“onomatopoeia for being lovestruck”).

Questions about deredere

What does deredere mean?
Deredere means an openly love-struck character who is continuously sweet, flirtatious and affectionate towards their love interest.
What part of speech is deredere?
Deredere is a noun.
What is the plural of deredere?
The plural of deredere is derederes.

Words near deredere in the dictionary

  1. dered
  2. deredden
  3. dereddened
  4. dereddening
  5. dereddens
  6. deredere
  7. derederes
  8. Dereemer
  9. dereferencable
  10. dereference
  11. dereferenceable

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