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oshi

oshi noun: a person's favorite VTuber, idol, or character, especially one they actively support and promote.

Noun

oshi (plural oshi or oshis)

  1. (VTuber fandom slang) A person's favorite VTuber, idol, or character, especially one they actively support and promote.
    • For me, my Oshi is Watame. I find her content very relaxing and calming, it helps bring me a smile whenever I see that wonderful sheep doing anything and it’s sometimes exactly what I need after a stressful day at work. I really admire all the hard work she puts into her music as well as how...2022 April 19, /u/Daniel101773, Who’s your Oshi & why?
    • Among the most popular oshi are "VTubers," or entertainers who represent themselves as an avatar online and livestream concerts and interact with fans.2025 April 5, Satoshi Sugiyama, “Can Japan's take on fandom help drive spending?”, in The Japan Times, Tokyo, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2025

Forms of oshi

pluraloshi
pluraloshis

Origin of oshi

From Japanese 推(お)し (oshi).

Questions about oshi

What does oshi mean?
Oshi means a person's favorite VTuber, idol, or character, especially one they actively support and promote.
What part of speech is oshi?
Oshi is a noun.
What is the plural of oshi?
The plural of oshi is oshi.

Words near oshi in the dictionary

  1. oshanas
  2. Oshawa
  3. Oshawan
  4. Oshawans
  5. Osheen
  6. oshi
  7. oshibori
  8. oshidashi
  9. Oshikwanyama
  10. Oshima
  11. Oshimas

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