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Japanese fever

Japanese fever noun: enthusiasm or attraction for Japanese things or Japanese people, often sexually to Japanese women by White American people.

Noun

Japanese fever (uncountable)

  1. Enthusiasm or attraction for Japanese things or Japanese people, often sexually to Japanese women by White American people.
    • […] new products and ideas from Japan were eye-opening and resulted in a Japanese fever in the entire country.2022, Xiaofei Tu, Wendy Xie, Japanese Idols Go to China (page 35)

Questions about Japanese fever

What does Japanese fever mean?
Japanese fever means enthusiasm or attraction for Japanese things or Japanese people, often sexually to Japanese women by White American people.
What part of speech is Japanese fever?
Japanese fever is a noun.

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